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Judge: Prosecutors can use Cosby’s deposition at trial

PHILADELPHIA

A Pennsylvania judge has ruled that damaging testimony Bill Cosby gave in an accuser’s lawsuit can be used at his criminal sex-assault trial.

The defense had insisted that Cosby only testified after being promised he wouldn’t be charged in the Andrea Constand case.

Montgomery County Judge Steven O’Neill concluded Monday that Cosby never had a promise from prosecutors that he could never be charged.

The 79-year-old Cosby acknowledged in the 2006 deposition that he had given young women drugs or alcohol before sexual encounters. He called them consensual, but many of the women say they were drugged and molested.

The ruling on the deposition is one of two key pretrial issues. The judge must also decide if prosecutors can call 13 other accusers.

First lady to sit down with Oprah for interview

WASHINGTON

First lady Michelle Obama will talk about her time in the White House during an interview with Oprah Winfrey that will air Dec. 19 on CBS.

The network says Mrs. Obama will talk about her legacy as first lady and what’s in store for her future. CBS is billing the event as Mrs. Obama’s final one-on-one interview inside the White House.

While there has been much speculation about what the first lady will do after leaving office, the president has discounted a life in politics. He told Rolling Stone magazine that “you can see the incredible resonance she has with the American people. But I joke that she’s too sensible to want to be in politics.”

Associated Press