"He has no defense": Judge "calls Trump's bluff" after he threatens to "confront" E. Jean Carroll

[marmar]

(Salon) Former President Donald Trump on Sunday blew through the final deadline to testify in his defense against E. Jean Carroll's rape and defamation allegations.

U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan gave Trump's legal team until Sunday to file a request for the former president to testify but nothing was filed, according to Politico.

Trump has not shown up for the trial though the jury watched excerpts of his October deposition. Trump attorney Joe Tacopina immediately rested his case on Thursday after Carroll's side wrapped up but Kaplan gave Trump extra time to request to testify after the former president vowed to cut his Ireland trip short to "confront" Carroll.

If Trump misses the deadline, Kaplan warned, "that ship will be irrevocably sailed."

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Trump's lawyers were not thrilled with the plan. Shortly after Trump's remarks, Tacopina told the New York Daily News that his client would not be testifying at the trial. ............(more)

https://www.salon.com/2023/05/08/he-has-no-defense-calls-trumps-bluff-after-he-threatens-to-confront-e-jean-carroll/

[JohnnyRingo]

1. Blustering is his trademark move.

When he stands accused of anything, or if he feels threatened, he comes out swinging with empty retribution. How many time has he said he was going to sue someone or a newspaper for stating uncomfortable facts?

And almost every time he fails to follow up. He does this for his base who only recall that he sued someone and won big time.