Former President Donald Trump sent out a statement Monday after testifying in a lawsuit related to demonstrations outside of Trump Tower in September 2015, when he was first running for president.
'The Klu Klux Klan dressed protester case should have never been brought as the plaintiffs have no one to blame but themselves,' Trump said. 'Rather than protest peacefully, the plaintiffs intentionally sought to rile up a crowd by blocking the entrance to Trump Tower on 5th Avenue, in the middle of the day, wearing Klu Klux Klan robes and hoods.'
A group of Mexican protestors are alleging they were assaulted outside of Trump Tower by security guards. They were protesting Trump's comments on Latin American immigrants as he ran for president. Several demonstrators wore the white hoods of the KKK, while holding a sign that said 'Make America Racist Again.'
Trump taped a deposition Monday inside Trump Tower.
'After years of litigation, I was pleased to have had the opportunity to tell my side of this ridiculous story - Just one more example of baseless harassment of your favorite President,' Trump said.
Former President Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower in New York Monday after filming a deposition for a lawsuit involving protesters outside of the Manhattan building in September 2015
'The Klu Klux Klan dressed protester case should have never been brought as the plaintiffs have no one to blame but themselves,' Trump said in a statement Monday after delivering his testimony
A demonstrator from Mexico stands outside of Trump Tower in New York on September 3, 2015. The protest took place after Trump made disparaging comments about Mexicans in the opening weeks of his presidential campaign
He said that prior to Monday's testimony, the court had dismissed 'almost all of the plaintiff's claims - except for a baseless claim for injuries they never suffered, and the temporary loss of a worthless cardboard sign which was soon thereafter returned to them.'
The lawsuit names several defendants including Trump, his campaign and his former head of security Keith Schiller.
'When security tried to deescalate the situation, they were unfortunately met with taunts and violence from the plaintiffs themselves,' Trump claimed in his Monday statement.
The protesters claim in the lawsuit that Trump's security guards assaulted them and infringed on their
