This is a man who LEFT THE COUNTRY during E. Jean Carroll’s civil trial do he couldn’t be called as a witness.
Wu added that there's another factor to consider, as well: whether he actually wants to testify or not.
"While it is fine for him to want to talk on the stand, it is probably not fine for him to get cross-examined, he won't like that very much," Wu said.
Is he really going to testify in criminal court, where the consequences are prison, not just civil liability?
Talk is cheap, and Trump blusters everywhere but in the courthouse. In Manhattan they shut the door in his face. He just stood there and took it. In every courtroom where he’s appeared, he’s been cowed and humbled.
It’s easy for him to tell an interviewer he’ll waive his 5th amendment rights. But he’s stood behind them before. In criminal court, he’ll do it again.
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