Donald Trump addresses rape case in surprise Mike Tyson documentary cameo
Donald Trump has suggested Mike Tyson damaged his defence by testifying at his 1992 trial for the rape of Desiree Washington. The US president discusses the case in the new Netflix documentary series, TYSON. Now 60, Tyson was convicted of raping Washington, an 18-year-old beauty pageant contestant, at the Canterbury Hotel in July 1991.
TL;DR
- Donald Trump suggested Mike Tyson's testimony in his 1992 rape trial damaged his defense.
- The comments were made in the new Netflix documentary series, 'TYSON'.
- Tyson was convicted of raping Desiree Washington in 1991 and served three years of a six-year sentence.
- Trump had ties to Tyson's boxing career, staging several of his fights.
- Testimonies within the documentary from associates and medical professionals offered different perspectives on the trial.
- Tyson's driver, Virginia Foster, also testified, undermining his defense.
- Tyson continues to assert the encounter was consensual, stating Washington never said 'no'.
- Mike Tyson recently attended a Trump rally, referring to him as 'my president'.