NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has testified in court as a football owner, casino builder and airline buyer. He bragged in a deposition that he saved “millions of lives” by deterring nuclear war as president. Another time, he fretted about the dangers of flung fruit.
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As court ended Friday, a state lawyer teased the former president’s appearance. Asked who would be testifying Monday, [New York AG special litigation counsel] Andrew Amer told the judge: “The only witness will be Donald J. Trump.”
I bet he spends more time on tangents than answering questions.
I bet he doesn’t say a damn thing. Coward will either be forgetful or take the 5th; and then he’ll run out of court to bloviate in front of cameras.
Iirc, since this is a civil case, if he pleads the fifth, the jury can be instructed to make an adverse inference (i.e. they can assume the truth is something nefarious).
Judge, this is the case where his lawyer checked a box saying he didn’t want a jury trial and then he complained that he didn’t get one.
Prep your popcorn.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Conditioned by decades of trials and legal disputes, Trump is now poised to reprise his role as witness under extraordinary circumstances: as a former Republican president fighting to save the real estate empire that vaulted him to stardom and the White House.
In 1988, as he sought to buy Eastern Air Lines’ Northeast shuttle service, Trump turned on the charisma, flashing a wide smile at the judge’s female law clerks and shaking hands with the bailiff during a break in his testimony at a federal court hearing in Washington.
Trump has attended seven days of the New York trial, quietly studying witnesses from the defense table while also lashing out at the case, the judge and state lawyers in front of TV cameras in the hallway.
Opining about the case on social media, he thrills in what he calls the trial’s “Perry Mason” moments — testimony and arguments he feels have helped his side — as he pays homage to the classic TV courtroom drama.
James alleges the statements inflated Trump’s net worth by billions of dollars, making him appear to lenders as a more worthy credit risk and allowing him to obtain better interest and insurance rates.
In his April deposition, Trump soberly described the presidency as the “most important job in the world” before bragging about saving lives by preventing North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un from launching a nuclear attack.
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