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31. My point is the testimony of a plaintiff IS real evidence.

Fri Apr 21, 2023, 08:35 PM

Apr 2023

If Trump does not testify, there will be no "dueling assertions." If Trump does not appear and deny the allegations, the jury is free to believe the allegations of the plaintiff if they find her credible. The jury is also free to find the plaintiff is not credible. However, without Trump's testimony, the jury is not able to weigh which testimony they find the most credible.

Assuming Trump does not testify, if I was in the jury room, my first question would be whether I found by a preponderance of the evidence (more likely than not) that the Plaintiff is credible. If I found the Plaintiff is credible, the only remaining question would be the amount of her damages.

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