The former President Donald Trump did not testify at his criminal trial stemming from a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels after all, as the defense rested its case Tuesday without calling him as a witness after legal experts cautioned taking the stand would have likely hurt his case. While I'm not a legal expert I do agree that it was best for him not to take the stand I mean it's not like there is anything new he can bring up and it would just open himself up to let the prosecutors tie him to other things, and further lie, and cheat to try and make him sound bad. So I agree with the defense resting the case on after attorney Robert Costello finished testifying.
The Trump ally sought to discredit testimony from ex-attorney Michael Cohen that tied Trump to the hush money scheme and I personally think he pretty much sank the entire case against TRUMP but this is New York and this is a rigged trial and so I don't think the chances are good no matter what that we will see a win here but an appeal if he shall lose this case I'm sure will be done swiftly in order to avoid any further actions by the state on this scam of a trial.
Trump’s lawyers said last week they still weren’t sure if he would testify, with Trump attorney Todd Blanche telling the judge no determination had yet been made on the issue. Trump boasted he was going to testify when the trial first got underway, telling reporters, “All I can do is tell the truth. And the truth is that there’s no case” and answering “yes,” but became more noncommittal in an April 26 interview with Newsmax, where he said only that he would testify “if it’s necessary.”
Trump’s lawyers said last week they still weren’t sure if he would testify, with Trump attorney Todd Blanche telling the judge no determination had yet been made on the issue. Trump boasted he was going to testify when the trial first got underway, telling reporters, “All I can do is tell the truth. And the truth is that there’s no case” and answering “yes,” but became more noncommittal in an April 26 interview with Newsmax, where he said only that he would testify “if it’s necessary.”
While Trump had not publicly commented since then, his lawyer Alina Habba not representing him in this case told Fox News Monday the ex-president “wants to testify” but has to “listen to his attorneys,” and Blanche told the court the defense could rest its case as soon as Monday afternoon, which would be far too quick for Trump to testify.
Legal experts have strongly advised against Trump testifying, with attorney Norm Eisen saying on CNN the move would be “suicide” and Trump’s former attorney Tim Parlatore saying on CNN that it would “significantly increase” the likelihood that the ex-president would be convicted.
Legal experts have strongly advised against Trump testifying, with attorney Norm Eisen saying on CNN the move would be “suicide” and Trump’s former attorney Tim Parlatore saying on CNN that it would “significantly increase” the likelihood that the ex-president would be convicted.
Most criminal defendants do not testify on their own behalf during criminal trials, given the significant risk involved, and jurors cannot hold Trump’s decision not to testify against him.
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