Trump will be grilled about sexual abuse and fraud if he testifies, Manhattan prosecutors say
Source: UK Independent
2 hours ago
Former presidentDonald Trump will be asked about his previous misconduct and criminal acts including instances of sexual abuse and fraud if he takes the stand at his historic hush money trial. Mr Trump was charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records related to payments made to conceal an alleged affair ahead of the 2016 election. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. This is the first criminal trial of a former or sitting president.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg revealed a list that includes all misconduct and criminal acts of the defendant not charged in the indictment which his office intend to use at trial to impeach the credibility of Mr Trump, should he testify, according to a newly released court filing.
The list includes previous lawsuits involving the former president, including the case in which he was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation of former Elle columnist E Jean Carroll. Next to the claim of sexual abuse, for example, the document states the associated facts of the case: Defendant sexually abused E Jean Carroll. Jury awarded the plaintiff $2,020,000 in compensatory and punitive damages on her sexual abuse claim.
The same is true of the civil fraud trial, in which Mr Trump, his sons, and some of his entities were found liable for illegally inflating the value of company assets. These cases are similar, on their face, as they both involve allegations of falsifying business records or conspiracy to do so.
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-testimony-trial-hush-money-b2530482.html
Pretty Fly
(66 posts)onecaliberal
(32,882 posts)bluestarone
(17,012 posts)Always somebody else's fault.
ZonkerHarris
(24,242 posts)LiberalFighter
(51,020 posts)MSNBC even did a closeup of Conway egging him.
republianmushroom
(13,653 posts)paleotn
(17,938 posts)This guy....holy shit! But I agree with the response above. He'll never take the stand. He's a coward at heart and his lawyers will strenuously suggest he doesn't.
iluvtennis
(19,868 posts)Chainfire
(17,587 posts)He will not testify. If he did, he would purger himself faster than he can nod off.
Nasruddin
(754 posts)Aussie105
(5,418 posts)about Trump's mismanagement of finances, or is it about his lack of morals?
One is about the legality of WHAT he did, on a financial level, the other is WHY he did, and that is on a moral level.
Can't be about both, can it?