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Judge: Trump Must Give Deposition in Protesters' Lawsuit

Associated Press

   NEW YORK - A New York judge has ordered President Donald Trump to give
   a videotaped deposition in a lawsuit filed by protesters who claim they
   were roughed up outside Trump Tower.

   State Supreme Court Judge Doris Gonzalez of the Bronx on Friday denied
   Trump's effort to quash a subpoena seeking the president's testimony.

   She ordered Trump to videotape a deposition before the trial, which is
   scheduled to begin Sept. 26.

   The lawsuit was filed by six activists who say they were assaulted by
   Trump security staff during a Sept. 3, 2015, protest by people upset
   over comments Trump made about Mexican immigrants.

   The judge says Trump's testimony is "indispensable" as someone in
   charge of the business and his campaign.

   A lawyer for Trump did not immediately return a phone message.

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