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Donald Trump says NBC broke the law by releasing audio of lewd comments about women

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, in Springfield, Ohio. AP Photo/ Evan Vucci

Donald Trump now says NBC broke the law when it released a recording of him making lewd comments about how he felt entitled to grope women aboard an “Access Hollywood” bus.

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Trump tells Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor” that “the microphone was not supposed to be on.”

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He’s also claiming it was an “illegal act” for NBC to record his conversation, even though he was in the midst of recording a television episode.

Trump says, “you know that was a private dressing room – yeah that was certainly illegal, no question about it.”

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California law makes it a crime to record private conversations unless all parties consent – as long as the participants have an objectively reasonable expectation that no one is listening.

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Trump is also suggesting he might consider taking legal action against NBC after the election. He has rarely followed through with such threats.

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