Trump says he’s looking forward to testifying if any of his criminal cases go to trial

Former US President donald trump (2017-2021) assured this Wednesday that he is willing to testify in person if any of the four criminal cases he is facing ends up coming to trial.

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“Oh yes, absolutely, I would (…) I’m looking forward to it”, he replied during an interview with the conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt in which he had asked him if, if necessary, he would take the witness stand in his own defense.

The former boss of US Executive He did not specify in which of the criminal cases opened against him he would be willing to do so.

Despite his statements on Wednesday, his lawyers could you advise that will not testify because of the potential risks to which it would attend.

Trump he has not testified publicly since he was elected president in 2016. Also, so far, he has pleaded not guilty in all four cases against him in New York, Florida, Washington DC and Georgia.

“They will be dismissed, but we will ask for the dismissal of these politically motivated cases”, affirmed the former president, later suggesting that none of the causes, which he described as “scam”, will end up coming to trial.

When Hewitt asked how he would respond if prosecutors asked him if he ordered someone to move boxes containing classified material that he took from the White House to his mansion in Florida upon leaving power, the former president referred to stating that he was “protected by law.”

That case is set to go to trial in May and federal prosecutors have alleged that Trump violated the espionage law and that he obstructed Justice by refusing to return classified documents.

His judgment in Washington for his efforts to try to stay in power after losing the 2020 election to the Democrat Joe Biden It is scheduled for March.

The trial in Manhattan for irregular payments to the porn actress stormy daniels during the 2016 campaign to buy their silence about an affair they had in the past is also scheduled for March.

On the other hand, no date has yet been set for the process in Georgiawhere the former president and 18 co-defendants are accused of trying to annul the results in that state of the 2020 presidential elections.

Source: Elcomercio

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