Donald Trump announced he would not take the witness stand for a second time at his fraud trial in New York on Monday, the former US president’s last chance to make his case as he combats a potential $250m fine that hangs over his family business.
Trump had been expected to take the stand again as the hearings draw to a close. But on Sunday he announced on the Truth Social site that he would no longer be making an appearance.
“I HAVE ALREADY TESTIFIED TO EVERYTHING & HAVE NOTHING MORE TO SAY OTHER THAN THAT THIS IS A COMPLETE & TOTAL ELECTION INTERFERENCE (BIDEN CAMPAIGN!) WITCH HUNT, THAT WILL DO NOTHING BUT KEEP BUSINESSES OUT OF NEW YORK, I WILL NOT BE TESTIFYING ON MONDAY. MAGA!” he wrote, signing off with the abbreviation for his Make America great again slogan.
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Because Trump was already found guilty of fraud in a September pre-trial ruling, the trial has been over whether Trump and his family knew they were inaccurately representing the value of their assets on financial documents. If found guilty of doing that, Trump will have to pay a fine that could be at least $250m. Trump would also lose his New York business licenses – which would make it impossible for him to run his real estate business in the state – if an appeals court upholds the pre-trial judgment.
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You’re to quiet…you gotta all caps that shit…follow his lead. .
BRAVE BRAVE DONNY RAN AWAY!
trump: I didn’t! Never! (Continues running away)
When danger rears it’s ugly head, he bravely turned his tail and fled!
May he be held in contempt and convicted of everything.
What are the odds he pays the money though? Seriously when has he ever fully paid a debt?
They’ll probably seize his assets, including Trump Tower which he could no longer operate.
I hope so. So far he’s gone about 99% unpunished for his many crimes though…
He just needs to do another $10,000 a plate hotdog dinner and he’ll make it back.
Will he change his mind if we put hamburders in the witness stand
Tell him that they will order him free McDonald’s after he testifies. He can’t resist McDonald’s and free.
With a large covfefe
Who would support this coward?
About 70 million morons and assholes
Well he’s kind of an expert on election interference. Hopefully he’ll never get to apply his expertise again.
Yeah, that’s not a side business I want to see getting established (it’s already too much of a thing as it is)
This is only news because the media was previously dumb enough to report on something he said previously. (Which, naturally was the opposite of the truth).
Not dumb. Crooked. Corrupt. Unethical.
Eh, I don’t know. There’s definitely some of that. I think most outlets just still don’t have a good playbook for a major public figure who only says things that are wrong or not followed through to this degree. And ideally they shouldn’t need a play for something like that.
Basically every thing the man says should be ignored because it’s always meaningless.
lmao
… but he will be happily of assistance to his followers if they need to find the way to the court with their pitchforks and torches.
What’s the point in testifying in a kangaroo court? Where the judge is CLEARLY not interested in a fair trial?
It’s all going to get thrown out anyway.
Yeah, much easier to control the narrative for your base from Truth Social than from the stand, where you actually have some obligation to tell the truth.
“The truth shall set you free” …unless you’re a criminal.
