US President Donald Trump has expressed doubt about the authenticity of the “Access Hollywood” video in which he was recorded in 2005 bragging about his ability to grope women because he’s “a star.”
Trump has privately repeated the claim to advisers in recent weeks and even to a Republican senator earlier this year, according to The New York Times.
The embarrassing video was recorded while Trump was on a bus with former “Access Hollywood” host Billy Bush.
In the hours after the video was revealed in October 2016, then-candidate Trump acknowledged he made the lewd comments and apologized.
The scandal provoked strong reactions by media figures and politicians across the political spectrum, with several dozen Republicans calling on Trump to withdraw from last year’s election campaign.