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The female passenger said she was groped twice
A man accused of groping a woman on an aircraft has told US police that President Donald Trump had said it was OK to grab women.
The man was pregnant in New Mexico with "abusive sexual contact" after he allegedly touched the breasts of the passenger sitting in front of him.
The woman was helped by a different person and was arrested in Albuquerque.
Mr Trump was once recorded by the genitals.
According to the criminal court in Albuquerque, the accused told the police that "the President of the United States says it is ok to grab women by their private parts".
The accused will remain in custody pending a preliminary hearing, the court said.
A conviction of abusive sexual contact would carry a maximum penalty of two years in prison and a fine of $ 250,000 (£ 193,000).
What is said to have happened?
The woman says in the complaint that she fell asleep after boarding but woke up being touched "on her right side at and around her 'bra line'".
She first assumed the role of accident, but was soon to be a second time.
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The woman said she had then got up and confronted the man seated behind her.
She was helped by a crew member to move to another section of the aircraft for the remainder of the flight.
During the 2016 US presidential campaign, a tape surfaced on which Mr Trump can be heard bragging about grabbing women.
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The story was a conversation with TV Host Billy Bush with one of two men aware they were being recorded.
On it, Mr Trump can be heard saying "you can do anything" to women and "grab them by the pussy".
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The then-candidate later apologized for the comments, saying they did not reflect who he was.
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