Donald Trump says he’ll attend E. Jean Carroll trial next week: “I’m gonna explain, I don’t know who the hell she is.”

While speaking at a press conference at 40 Wall Street in Manhattan after attending closing arguments in the civil fraud trial against him, former President Donald Trump said he plans to attend next week’s trial over defamation damages involving writer E. Jean Carroll after a jury concluded last year that Trump sexually abused her.

“You have the Iowa caucuses Monday, an event in New Hampshire Tuesday, are you going to be back for the E. Jean Carroll case?” a reporter asked Trump.

“I never saw this woman in my life other than they have a picture with her and her husband,” Trump said in his response to the question.

“I have no idea who this woman is. I have absolutely no idea. The whole thing is ridiculous that this is even a case. This should never have happened. But again, this is sponsored by the Democrats,” the former president claimed.

“Yeah, I’m gonna go to it,” Trump eventually confirms. “And I’m gonna explain, I don’t know who the hell she is. I have no idea. They called me up years ago and they said: Do you know about this woman, 25 or 30 years ago? She doesn’t even know the date, the time, the month, the season. She has no idea.”