According to one of the prosecutors in the case, Trump had an affair with Karen McDougal, a former Playboy model, while his wife, Melania Trump, was pregnant.
The idea that the affair took place while Melania Trump was expecting a child, however, had never been previously reported.
"We were just as surprised as you when Josh Steinglass stated that Melania was pregnant at the time," Carol Heller, a representative for McDougal, told Business Insider.
Barron Trump, the sole child of Donald and Melania Trump, was born in March 2006 — before McDougal says the affair took place.
Advertisement"Steinglass misspoke about Melania being pregnant during the affair, and Merchan relied on the incorrect impression he gave when he talked about Melania being pregnant," Heller told BI.
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