Trump says he would testify at his own trial

[Ohio Joe]

Former President Trump on Wednesday said he would be willing to testify in his own defense at a potential trial.

Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt asked Trump if he would testify if he has to go to trial as the former president faces criminal charges in New York, Florida, Georgia and Washington, D.C.

“Oh, yes, absolutely,” Trump responded.

“You’ll take the stand?” Hewitt asked.

“That, I would do. That, I look forward to, because that’s just like Russia, Russia, Russia,” Trump said, referring to allegations that his campaign coordinated with the Russians during the 2016 campaign, which a special counsel investigation did not find evidence of.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-he-would-testify-at-his-own-trial/ar-AA1gl8Jz?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=78d68b77f72c4315820ffa017c078795&ei=53

He is, of course, lying but... I'd enjoy watching him convict himself

[aeromanKC]

1. Please proceed

[TheBlackAdder]

20. Oh, please do.

[Omnipresent]

2. Let's all dare him to testify.

We know that fucker, will back out.

[RussBLib]

44. Safe bet he will back out.

...wonder if I could get some odds on that in Vegas?

https://russblib.blogspot.com/

[SouthernDem4ever]

59. I am sure his lawyers are advising against it

Whatever lawyer ends up being at the trial. He will pull that "I have to get a new lawyer" crap the day before his triial begins.

[Omnipresent]

67. It would sound like a good bet..

We probably couldn’t get enough magas to make it work. They would say, he’d testify, but they wouldn’t want to back it up with their money.

It would just show how magas have little, realistic confidence in tfg.

[Tripper11]

3. bullshit bluster

He never will...he will chicken out like he does for everything else.

[agingdem]

16. if they depose him then he'll do what he

alway does in a deposition...bloviate, self-congratulate, blame, blather, insult, accuse, deflect...

remember, his E.Jean Carroll deposition was devastating as was the Leticia James tax fraud deposition...

the likelihood of Truimp taking the stand is nil...he demanded to testify before the J6 committee (never happened), he was a no-show at the E.Jean Carroll defamation trial (his European golf courses demanded his onsite presence), but when he was not welcomed with open arms and the press gaggle questioned him about Carroll's damning testimony, he insisted he had to return home to take the stand (never happened)...

[TheBlackAdder]

21. He'll say he wanted to but his attorneys told him not to. It'll always be someone else's fault.

[Harker]

36. +33.

Blame the attorneys.

[wnylib]

49. No attorney worth the title would let him testify.

[Harker]

52. His Chief of Staff was afraid of being "yelled at."

Of course you are right. Anyone willing to take him on is an ambulance (or dollar) chaser.

[GregariousGroundhog]

4. This would be a defense lawyer's worst nighmare.

Please proceed, Mr. Trump!

[pwb]

5. And he doesn't lie.

[Deuxcents]

6. Mark this down and let the betting begin..

[boston bean]

7. He means testilie.

[Wounded Bear]

8. Wouldn't mind seeing his Colonel Jessup moment...

[Harker]

38. He has it in him.

You're GODDAM RIGHT I DID!

And he would run with it from there.

[Recycle_Guru]

9. Please proceed, fuckwad

[no_hypocrisy]

10. If I were TFG's attorney,

he wouldn’t testify.

And if he insisted, two options: Quit or have him sign a Disclaimer, to protect against consequent legal malpractice.

[FakeNoose]

51. Quite so

It's a sure bet that after Chump loses his case, he's going to turn on this attorneys and sue them for malpractice.

[Raftergirl]

11. No way he testified.

[emulatorloo]

12. He says he'll do a lot of things he'll never do.

[malaise]

13. Please do Slobby

Please please please 😀😀😀😀😃😀😃

[jmowreader]

14. Oh my...

“Lieutenant Commander Donald Queeg, steel balls are not allowed in my court!”

[spanone]

15. yea...and it's two weeks to infrastructure week.

[Happy Hoosier]

17. There is no chance that actually happens....

Trump would be SHREDDED on the stand.

[jcgoldie]

18. Yeah he's a liar

Coincidentally the exact reason he will NEVER take the stand in any trial.

[newdayneeded]

19. Spoken like a true criminal narcissistic!

They always think they're the smartest person in the room.

[Justice matters.]

58. So far... he is... Look at all the dirty malfeasance and the crimes he's done...

All the damages to others he's caused is mind boggling, but he's still free to commit crimes every day if not every hour... and at 77... a privileged moron but very skilled at spewing bullshit and tossing ketchup... and cheating at golf...

Is his lifelong crime spree coming to an end soon? We shall see.

[RussBLib]

65. It has to come to an end eventually

...why not now? I'll settle for anytime within the next 6 month.

https://russblib.blogspot.com

[bluestarone]

22. 3-2-1 I wanted to but

My lawyers won't let me!

[yonder]

23. Which one?

Though his mistake would be my delight.

[RocRizzo55]

24. Good...

Let him hang himself by his own petard.

[erronis]

25. I can't read the full MSN page but I'm really questioning this one excerpt you provided.

“That, I would do. That, I look forward to, because that’s just like Russia, Russia, Russia,” Trump said, referring to allegations that his campaign coordinated with the Russians during the 2016 campaign, which a special counsel investigation did not find evidence of.

The italicized portions are someones opinions, versus what trump said. And it seems that the someone was very opinionated in favor of trump.

Strange mixture of reporting and personal opinion interjecting.

[Ohio Joe]

28. Yes, shit reporting...

The article is from The Hill, a very biased source but the only one I saw at the time.

[erronis]

35. Thanks, O J. I rarely know enough about sources to question them.

[keep_left]

26. I would be concerned that Trump will demagogue the whole thing if he testifies.

Anyone remember the shitstorm that Ollie North stirred up during Iran-Contra? The New York Times even ran an editorial scolding the American people for the fascism that was on display during the whole circus that North created. (I first heard about that in a talk by Noam Chomsky, who isn't the biggest fan of the NYT).

I sure hope there are some really strong guardrails in any litigation involving Trump, because everyone knows he will attempt to exploit whatever loopholes he can find.

[LymphocyteLover]

33. no doubt he will, but judges tend not to like that sort of thing

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

27. The Great Monkey Trial with the monkey defending himself!? Bring it on! I demand entertainment

[Maeve]

29. Not a gambler, but I'd lay money against it

Under oath? NFW

[ColinC]

30. Lol

[bmichaelh]

31. Trump testified once before in USFL vs NFL; did not go well

There was a time before where Trump testified in a civil trial; it did not go well.

USFL sued the NFL for being a monopoly.

USFL won but only in about $3 in damages.

The NFL commissioner at the time, Pete Rozelle testified as well did Donald Trump.
Their testimony was completely different except them meeting in a hotel room.

Per the article below, the NFL attorney decided to make Trump the fall guy.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/11/the-day-donald-trumps-narcissism-killed-the-usfl

[Mr. Evil]

39. I remember all that.

TFG wanted to own a NFL franchise so bad but, the NFL already knew about him and his shady finances and said no on multiple occasions. So, TFG thought he could backdoor the NFL requirements for team ownership by forcing a merger between the NFL and the USFL and by being owner of the New Jersey Generals could become a NFL owner by default. The USFL suffered greatly by these actions of TFG and subsequently folded.

Everything TFG touches dies.

[LymphocyteLover]

62. his recent deposition before Letitia James was apparently a disaster

[vlyons]

32. I'll believe it when I see it

Don't listen to what he says, watch what he does. At the last moment, he'll find some excuse not to testify.

[erronis]

37. "Don't listen to what he says". That should be the counter to everything from djt.

[NH Ethylene]

34. He won't testify.

He just thinks that saying he will makes him look sincere, like a victim of persecution who is eager to clear up the confusion.

This is similar to him saying he is considering participating in the debates, and all along we know he won't because he would do badly.

[Behind the Aegis]

40. Invest in Shares of Corn!

[WestMichRad]

41. Yeah right.

Ain’t gonna happen. And it’ll be someone else’s fault.
Meanwhile…

[Captain Zero]

42. Well then he should just move the trial to December

And testify and get it all cleared up before next year. .

[Historic NY]

43. That is factually incorrect.

He's a chicken shit and all the previous times he has testified he sounded like a moron

[mwb970]

45. The "Russia Russia Russia" reflex shows his weakness.

I can't believe they are still saying this like some sort of ward-all talisman in the face of trump's 91 felonies, none of which have anything to do with Russia.

[budkin]

46. Just like "Russia Russia Russia!"

Go for it Donnie!

[Scrivener7]

47. He says he will, so that means he won't.

[orleans]

48. hysterical! but

the worst nightmare for his attorneys would be for him to insist he "testify"

[4lbs]

50. I'm gonna need some more info from Dumpster. Which trial?

He has so many of them upcoming....

[Jilly_in_VA]

53. Then he is a lot dumber

than I give him credit for. And that's saying a LOT.

[iluvtennis]

54. No way in hell will this pathological liar take the stand. Just another LIE. n/t

[relayerbob]

55. Would love to see that

But, he won’t

[talking-liberally]

56. ...pants on fire.

[Amaryllis]

57. I wonder if he is consciously lying or if he actually believes what he tells himself

is true. I will leave it up to the mental health professionals to give their opinions on that one.

[Turbineguy]

60. What if all lawyers refuse to defend him?

[Ohio Joe]

63. I'm pretty sure...

In a civil case, he would have to defend himself... In a criminal case, the court would appoint a lawyer who is not allowed to refuse.

[Martin68]

61. Just keeps getting better. Every time Dump opens his mouth he incriminates himself further.

[krawhitham]

64. trump says a lot of shit that is not true, like how he would sit for a Mueller interview

[sellitman]

66. He was going to show his Taxes too.

And his plan for Healthcare was buff too.

[Baitball Blogger]

68. It keeps getting better and better.