Former President Donald Trump expects to attend at least the first day of the civil trial pitting him and his company against New York Attorney General Letitia James, sources with knowledge of Trump’s plan say. The trial begins Monday.
Trump’s plan was first revealed in a court filing related to a separate court case, Trump’s lawsuit against his former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen. In it, the judge in Cohen’s case said that Trump asked to postpone a scheduled Oct. 3 deposition because of his intention to attend the first week of the trial.
The sources told CBS News that Trump expects to attend at least Monday’s proceedings.
For the rest of us, you are making the point that, because it’s civil, pleading the 5th can be held against the defendant?
Not OP, but yes. Taking the 5th in a civil trial can be used against you. However, if he doesn’t take the stand then he doesn’t have to take the 5th. His lawyers would be fools to let him testify. Here’s hoping they were bottom of their class at law school.
He’s on the witness list for the prosecution. He has to take the stand if called, where he will take the 5th.
lol, he’s boned.
You’re entitled to an attorney for a criminal trial, but not a civil one, which means these lawyers chose to work with this pathologically lying persistent deadbeat. I wouldn’t place much stock in their intelligence.
Can failure to testify can be held against the defendant?
SpaceBar provided a key piece of information. He’s on the witness list. So, yes refusal to testify can be held against him.
It doesn’t protect you from civil consequences where it could protect from criminal consequences.
I just really hope they did plenty of homework. That’s part of the reason Cosby got off is because he provided testimony in a civil trial that contained criminal implications. He only did that with the caveat that his testimony could not be used for a criminal trial.