NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has testified in court as a football owner, casino builder and airline buyer. He bragged in a deposition that he saved “millions of lives” by deterring nuclear war as president. Another time, he fretted about the dangers of flung fruit.
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As court ended Friday, a state lawyer teased the former president’s appearance. Asked who would be testifying Monday, [New York AG special litigation counsel] Andrew Amer told the judge: “The only witness will be Donald J. Trump.”
Iirc, since this is a civil case, if he pleads the fifth, the jury can be instructed to make an adverse inference (i.e. they can assume the truth is something nefarious).
Judge, this is the case where his lawyer checked a box saying he didn’t want a jury trial and then he complained that he didn’t get one.