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Judge Juan Merchan ruled Monday that Trump’s prosecutors cannot show the jury in his hush money trial the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape — but he has allowed the transcript to be used during the trial. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg wanted to use the tape, in which Trump brags about how his celebrity lets him make sexual advances to women, as evidence. Trump is accused of paying hush money to an adult movie actress to hide an affair. The payment was allegedly negotiated not long after the “Access Hollywood” tape leaked as Trump feared the details would be damaging if heard by voters…

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