Defense rests in Trump's hush money trial; Trump will not testify

[brooklynite]

Source: Washington Post

Donald Trump’s lawyers finished presenting their defense case Tuesday, and the trial judge said closing arguments will be next week. Donald Trump will not testify.

The last witness, Robert Costello, began testifying late Monday and spent less than an hour on the stand Tuesday. New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan threatened to hold him in contempt of court Monday after he showed disagreement with the judge’s rulings.


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[NoMoreRepugs]

1. Election interference trial.

[Beowulf42]

14. Headlines!

The headlines on every newspaper in America should read ----- TRUMP REFUSES TO TESTIFY!

[Ray Bruns]

16. Fox News Alert: Donald Trump denied chance to testify in scam trial!

[Botany]

2. Of course Trump will not take the stand and get sworn in. No lawyer would let him.

Remember Trump’s lawyer Ty Cobb who told him if he testified that he would not
look good in a prison orange jumpsuit? Ty quit being Trump’s lawyer shortly after
that.

[SweetT]

3. So, the only

logical conclusion is that LOSER45 IS A COWARD OR is afraid of perjuring himself. COWARD, LOSER, RAPIST, TRAITOR, INSURRECTIONIST FRAUD. LOL. All my terms are legally true.

[iluvtennis]

10. And a LIAR when he stood at microphone 2x day and said he would testify. n/t

[IronLionZion]

4. Everyone knows he's guilty

lock him up

[brooklynite]

5. With respect to the inevitable appeal...

As with the Carroll case, his lawyers will not be able to introduce new evidence, having chosen not to introduce it at trial.

[Traurigkeit]

13. So much for a chance of appeal in NYS.

NYS is a tough state in dealing with appeals.

[myohmy2]

6. whata...

...wimp...

...and this is the great magat leader, innocent, afraid of nothing, chewing at the bit to attack all detractors...

...to have his righteous day in court, to show the millions that worship that him that their worship investment is in good hands...that he will stop at nothing to bring them home the gold....

...okay...

[Bayard]

7. Costello is all they could come up with?

trump is going down.

[republianmushroom]

8. All talk but does not walk the walk.

Like I has posted wasn't going to happen.

[kimbutgar]

9. You know that in the next couple of days he will say the judge wouldn't let him speak !

[Marthe48]

11. I was going to ask if the gag order elapses after the sides rest?

Or does he have to shut up until the verdict comes in? I hope he has to shut up as long as possible.

[muriel_volestrangler]

15. I would think it's until the verdict, unless the jury is sequestered in a hotel or similar

The purpose is to stop Trump bullshitting where the jury might hear him or read it. So unless they're placed in a controlled environment with no uncensored phones, TV or internet, he should still have to obey the usual rules of justice (ie what he calls a "gag", because he thinks rules shouldn't apply to him).

[Traurigkeit]

12. Ha , I won my $1 bet with a brownnose.

[Swede]

17. Odd, just yesterday he was saying he couldn't rebut what the other witnesses were saying.

Go figure.