Donald Trump mentioned Sunday that he is not going to take the stand Monday in his New York civil fraud path, marking a reversal for the previous president who had beforehand testified through the case.
In prolonged posts to his Truth Social account, Mr. Trump railed on alleged bias towards him and mentioned that he had nothing left so as to add after having already “SUCCESSFULLY AND CONCLUSIVELY TESTIFIED.”
“THE ONLY FRAUD COMMITTED WAS BY THE HIGHLY PARTISAN & OUT OF CONTROL JUDGE, & RACIST A.G,” Mr. Trump posted in all caps. “I WILL NOT BE TESTIFYING ON MONDAY. MAGA!”
In a authorized submitting, Trump legal professional Chris Kise criticized the choose’s gag order on his shopper, which prohibits him from saying sure issues in public in regards to the trial after beforehand concentrating on particular person court docket officers.
New York Attorney General Leticia James’ $250 million civil go well with towards Mr. Trump accuses the Republican presidential frontrunner of defrauding the state over the course of years through the use of the Trump Organization to inflate or deflate property values of their favor.
Mr. Trump has denied any wrongdoing, although a choose already dominated the corporate and its leaders have been responsible. The ongoing trial will decide the quantity that the Trump Organization should now pay.
“Whether or not Trump testifies again tomorrow, we have already proven that he committed years of financial fraud and unjustly enriched himself and his family,” Ms. James mentioned in a press release. “No matter how much he tries to distract from reality, the facts don’t lie.”
