Trump says he would testify in upcoming hush money trial

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CNBC

Published Fri, Apr 12 2024 5:55 PM EDT Updated 14 Min Ago


Donald Trump said Friday that he would testify under oath in his criminal hush money trial, which is set to begin in New York on Monday. “All I can do is tell the truth,” said Trump, who is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records, “and the truth is that there’s no case.”

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee spoke at a press conference with House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., at Trump’s Florida resort home Mar-a-Lago.

The trial — the first ever against a former president — centers on a hush money payment in late 2016 to porn star Stormy Daniels, who says she had an extramarital affair with Trump years earlier.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg accuses Trump of facilitating that payment and others to unlawfully hide information from voters ahead of the 2016 presidential election, which Trump would go on to win. Trump is expected to be in court throughout the trial, which could last over six weeks.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/12/trump-says-he-would-testify-in-upcoming-hush-money-trial.html

[Twoflower]

1. Sure He will.

[Botany]

71. How many times did he take the 5th in Tish James' and the E. Jean Carroll cases?

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There is no way Trump is going under oath and opening himself up to being cross examined. Bragg has him
by the balls with the 34 felony charges against him, the receipts, and the witnesses he has lined up too.

Btw before he quit Trump’s lawyer told him to his face if he testified on the stand then he would be wearing an
orange prison jump suit.

[ZonkerHarris]

89. someone needs to edit together a clip of how many times he's said he testify and did not

[Botany]

95. It does not matter on Xmas day '23 I saw a clip

of Hitler saying the exact same thing about the
polluting of German blood by Jews and others that Trump is saying now and then they had a clip of Stalin clapping for himself much like Trump does. .... Net Flicks ..... there is a % of
Americans that don't care what he does because he scratches their racists itches.

Putin put lots of work into installing him.

[NJCher]

102. Hey, it's all show time until

Monday, 9:30 a.m.

[Ocelot II]

2. Riiiiight.

It's very unlikely he'll testify, but if he did somebody could make a fortune on a pay-per-view broadcast of that spectacle - too bad the trial isn't televised. But he won't do it.

[Ray Bruns]

67. This is why Tv cameras should be allowed in courts.

[COL Mustard]

78. I'm glad it's not going to be televised

It would be such a circus if it were. And no, I don't believe a word that comes out of Chump's mouth.

[wnylib]

101. I don't think that Trump will testify under oath either.

But if he does, we'll need extra popcorn for the perjury sequel.

[mwb970]

3. "trump under oath" is one of those phrases.

[BOSSHOG]

7. Sounds like a garage band

In a trailor park

[ShazzieB]

44. "Trump under oath" is the definition of perjury!

[gopiscrap]

83. exactly

a news report on MSNBC came on yesterday that since he started his campaign for president the third time around, he as told over 30,000 lies

[COL Mustard]

79. Of course I'll respect you in the morning.

There are others that I won't post.

[MOMFUDSKI]

4. He is so full of it.

His attorneys would rather eat ground glass

[gopiscrap]

84. yes it would mean sure disbarrment

not to mention possible contempt and perjury citations

[bluestarone]

5. I believe i've heard this before from this lying bastard.

[CanonRay]

6. Sure he will

He'll be muttering to himself through the whole trial.

[Jirel]

8. So in other words, he won't.

Huh, sounds familiar. Same song and dance as always, but the media always goes for it anyway.

[IbogaProject]

88. Yep, how come that he failed to testify as promised before isn't ever mentioned?

I guess the loophole is he was guilty of summary judgments in some if not all of his previous cases, so there may not have been trials on the evidence but just around assessing damages. .

[JoseBalow]

9. "All I can do is tell the truth,"

More lies!

All he can do is LIE. I can't think of anything he has ever said publicly that isn't a lie designed to benefit himself. He wants us to think that he would testify, but that would never, EVER happen. He's just SO full of shit.

[COL Mustard]

80. If he said that today is Saturday and the weather here is nice.....

I'd look at my calendar and stick my head out the window. Nothing he says is true...nothing.

[gopiscrap]

85. that's for sure

[Wednesdays]

10. If he goes thru with it, there's not enough popcorn...

[BumRushDaShow]

17. ...

[mahina]

19. HA!

stealing!

[TeamProg]

27. Nope, not enough!

[BumRushDaShow]

29. ...

This is the ladder to get to it!



Guinness World Record popcorn!!

[onlyadream]

55. He won't, and he'll blame it on his lawyers.

[usaf-vet]

61. Or jail space for him and gold toilet.

[gopiscrap]

87. sorrowfully, that fucking bastard

will never see the inside of a jail cell

[COL Mustard]

81. The salt would kill me

But I'd die happy!!!

[gopiscrap]

86. oh I know it

I would love to watch that though. Kind of like the morbid fascination with a train wreck

[livetohike]

11. "Please proceed" Idiot. He can't even complete a proper

sentence. Imagine the prosecution examining him.

[hlthe2b]

12. Uh huh... That would be weeks away so I'd not place any bets on him following through...

'Probably just giving Melania a little temporary "something" to assuage her embarrassment around her eye-rolling "friends."

[struggle4progress]

13. Testifies less than 3 minutes in defamation trial; is rebuked by judge

BY JENNIFER PELTZ AND JAKE OFFENHARTZ
Updated 6:12 PM EDT, January 25, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — He testified for under three minutes. But former President Donald Trump still broke a judge’s rules on what he could tell a jury about writer E. Jean Carroll’s sexual assault and defamation allegations, and he left the courtroom Thursday bristling ...

https://apnews.com/article/trump-carroll-defamation-lawsuit-trial-0f2618e7fa839ace26de76e1a6ce274f

[oldsoftie]

49. 3 min? Well, that would be twice as long as he lasted with Stormy

[NanaCat]

98. This idiot 'thinks' that when he gets on the stand

He'll razzle-dazzle everyone and make Bragg look like an idiot. He'll be braying about his usual poutrages rather than answering what he's asked, and then will be shocked when Bragg objects--especially when the judge backs up the objection.

'Just answer the question, and don't go off on tangents.'

And that's before Bragg gets him for cross-examination.

[struggle4progress]

14. Won't testify as planned in his civil fraud trial

DECEMBER 11, 20235:00 AM ET
By Ximena Bustillo, D. Parvaz

Former President Donald Trump says he will not be testifying as planned in the civil trial over allegations that he lied about his wealth.

"I have already testified to everything & have nothing more to say," wrote Trump on his social media site Truth Social on Sunday.

Trump took the stand last month, but was slated to testify for the defense on Monday ...

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/11/1218470870/trump-testimony-new-york-fraud-trial

[NanaCat]

99. He always says he'll testify

And nobody's ever gone broke saying

[RockRaven]

15. Almost always says he will, almost always does not.

[The Wizard]

16. only cultists

believe him

[mahina]

18. He is cracking!

If only he meant what he said.

[keithbvadu2]

20. Testimony::: I don't remember.... Fifth Amendment.

[The Wizard]

21. Testifying under oath

[Scrivener7]

22. That means he won't.

[Talitha]

23. "All I can do is tell the truth"

[SergeStorms]

46. "And the truth is".....

"there's no case."

That's what he'd testify to, if he was on the witness stand.

And the judge would say, "case dismissed", because there's no argument against irrefutable evidence like that!

Trump is truly suffering (doesn't that phrase alone bring joy to your heart?) from dementia if this is how the case is going to go in his mind. This is his version of the truth. "There is no case."

CASE DISMISSED!

[NanaCat]

100. It's not dementia

That has him believing something so stupid. It's his narcissism.

[usaf-vet]

62. What comes first him actually testifing or severe chest pain causing a delay in the trial?

Doesn't his security detail have a doctor on the detail? Have the paddles ready "doc".

"This might be the big one." ....... Yeah, right...another big lie to delay the trial.

I hope the court can have its own cardiologist to review the medical findings.

[LiberalFighter]

24. Under oath? Will he be charged with perjury?

Will he use a teleprompter?

Will he take the oath with the court bible or his?

[Dear_Prudence]

43. Trump Bible and Trump sneakers n.t.

[ColinC]

25. I would pay to see that. Oh wait. I did. We all did...

[Bristlecone]

26. "My lawyers wouldn't let me"

“I’m under audit”

Not a chance imo.

[PSPS]

30. Yes. The use of the phrase "would testify" instead of "will testify" indicates that will be his shtick.

[onlyadream]

56. Exactly.

[Faux pas]

28. Yeah Sure Ya Betcha

[Novara]

31. Oh please do

To guarantee your conviction.

[marble falls]

32. I hope he testifies.

[mahina]

33. Did his lawyer quit yet?

[lastlib]

37. That happens Sunday night....

...a last-ditch attempt to delay.

[JohnnyRingo]

34. He always says that. He'll testify at the curb as usual.

He talks big about proving his case so he appears innocent.

[GB_RN]

35. "All I Can Do Is Tell The Truth."

Well stop the fucking bus right there, because that’s lie #1.

Cantaloupe Caligula doesn’t even have a passing relationship with the truth. I’m not sure that he resides in the same solar system as the truth.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

69. "Cantaloupe Caligula"

a very apt nickname as Caligula was demented, perverted and wanted to be worshipped as a god.

And we all know what fate Caligula suffered in the end…..

[iluvtennis]

36. Yeah, right. n/t

[Tribetime]

38. Right after he releases his taxes

And does infrastructure and gives us the greatest health insurance in the world for all americans

[Martin68]

39. Oh please, please, please let him testify! He can only deepen his liability.

[dweller]

40. All I can do is tell the truth,

and the truth is that there’s no case !
There is no case no courtroom no lawyers no judge the former president exclaimed from the witness stand
We’re not talking about a case he explained while he accompanied himself on air accordion, NOT A CASE ! NOT A CASE !!
We’re not talking about a case his lawyer intoned , as the former White House occupant rocked in the witness chair extolling alternative facts, his tiny digits in a blur as his air accordion reached presto tempo.
In alternative world I AM THE REAL PRESIDENT AND YOU ARE NOT THERE WITH ME !!

Escorted by sheriffs deputies from the courtroom he could be heard whimpering I am a warlord




✌🏻

[Traurigkeit]

41. I wish TSF does. He OPENS the door to so much more to bury its sick carcuss

[Zorro]

42. Maybe he wants to counter Stormy's testimony

by pulling out his peener on the witness stand for everybody to see.

[Orrex]

45. And Mexico will pay for it.

[From The Ashes]

47. Oh, please...

TSF wouldn't know the truth if it bit him on his ample, diapered backside.

[mwb970]

48. "No case"?? Buddy, you are COOKED.

[oldsoftie]

50. "I never had sex with her" Daniels: "I can describe his dick"

Perjury.

[TexasBushwhacker]

68. If he never had sex with her

why pay her hush money?

[oldsoftie]

91. He never THINKS before he speaks. Who knows what he'll call the cash.

Probably say it was Cohen's payoff & his reimbursement was for something totally different.

[lark]

51. He has said the same thing numerous times and always backs down - he's a coward!

He knows he can't go up there and not commit perjury and spew vicious malicious lies and make things worse for himself.

[gibraltar72]

52. One can hope!

[2naSalit]

53. Yeah, yeah, yeah...

He always says that just before he doesn't.

[617Blue]

54. STFU you psychopath. Lie lie lie lie

[NewJeffCT]

57. His testimony will be

"Upon advice of counsel, I am invoking my 5th Amendment right to not answer that question..." about 500 times, give or take

[birdographer]

64. I don't know...

I think he is too easily triggered, and the prosecutors will know that. He can only resist spewing Donarrhea for just so long and then the dam will burst.

[VeryProgressive]

58. Bullshit

Trump always says he wants to testify. What he really wants to do is give speeches. That isn't going to happen.

[EddieOnTheMesa]

59. Yeah Right

I see an upcoming episode of born spurs reappearing.He' the biggest coward I have ever seen.

[DemMedic]

60. Which means he'll take the 5th.

[no_hypocrisy]

63. Couple of things:

His attorneys should quit if their clients insists on being put on the stand. When he lies, they're complicit with perjury and risk sanctions.

If TSF gets on the stand, I can imagine this line of testimony:

Q: "What is your full name?" A: "It's a witch hunt! It's a witch hunt!"

We've seen this movie before. Trump will grand stand on the stand and not cooperate with judicial protocol.

[Justice matters.]

65. Perjury charges will be added DURING cross-examination by Braggs team...

Bring 'em on!

[appleannie1]

66. His lawyers would hog tie him before allowing him on the stand.

They know he can't open his mouth without telling lie upon lie. In a court that is perjury and he could be jailed for it.

[pfitz59]

70. Breaking news: Trump vows to perjure himself

"Witch-hunt. Lies. I never had sex with that woman."

[louis-t]

72. And will change his mind and back out because 'judge is biased'

in 3....2....1....

[republianmushroom]

73. trumps lies a lot.

[twodogsbarking]

74. Star witness for the prosecution.

[Owens]

75. He's lying..... again

He ain't gonna testify. He's too cowardly.

[Initech]

92. I think I've seen that one before!

Also:

[durablend]

76. Put him on a polygraph with a shocker

One way to be rid of him.

[Hikerchick57]

77. Sure thing, lol,lol,lol

[gopiscrap]

82. Oh bullshit

if any defense attorney would allow that he/she needs to be disbarred asap for malpractice. Can you imagine how many lies trump would tell in just a 10 minute cross examination, not to mention him turning jurors off due to his demeanor

[Deep State Witch]

90. "All I can do is tell the truth"

That would be a first!

[duforsure]

93. TFG is a serial liar, and this is projection,

He knows he won't testify , but he almost always does this knowing he won't , and comes up with excuse every time blaming others for not doing it. He''ll fire his lawyers or claim he's ill at some point. His lying and coming up with BS excuses is par for the coarse for this corrupt con man. Wish the media would stop showing him promoting his propaganda.

[twodogsbarking]

94. "All I can do is tell the truth," said Trump

That's not the truth either. WTFFFF

[Evolve Dammit]

96. "Just shut up man."

[NanaCat]

97. Oh please please please make it so

TSF wants to testify?

And promises to tell the truth?

Excuse me while I laugh me arse off here.

[Aussie105]

103. Well, he wouldn't actually testify.

He would just deny everything, and rewrite past events with his bigly intelligence.

And of course throw abuse and threaten people.
Not everybody, just those who won't kneel down and worship him.