{"id":2121174,"date":"2023-12-10T16:08:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T21:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-announces-he-wont-testify-in-new-york-civil-fraud-trial-on-monday\/"},"modified":"2023-12-10T16:11:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T21:11:34","slug":"donald-trump-announces-he-wont-testify-in-new-york-civil-fraud-trial-on-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-announces-he-wont-testify-in-new-york-civil-fraud-trial-on-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump refuses to testify in NY civil fraud trial on Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdonald-trump-announces-he-wont-testify-in-new-york-civil-fraud-trial-on-monday%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2121174&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former President\u2062 Donald Trump Refuses to Testify in New \u200dYork Fraud Trial<\/h2>\n<p>In a surprising turn of events, former President Donald Trump \u200chas announced that he will not be taking the \u2062witness stand in the\u200c New York civil fraud trial against him. Making the announcement on his new\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a>, Truth Social,\u200b Trump expressed\u200d his strong disapproval \u2064of\u2064 Judge Arthur Engoron,\u200c accusing him of bias. He\u2064 also criticized\u200b the New York\u2063 District Attorney&#8217;s office and President Joe \u2063Biden&#8217;s campaign, alleging &#8220;election interference.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s decision comes after his &#8220;unassailable final expert witness&#8221; delivered compelling and irrefutable testimony, which is set to \u200bconclude on Tuesday. Having already testified\u2064 extensively, Trump believes he\u200d has \u2062nothing more to add, except \u2064to\u2064 denounce the trial as a\u200b &#8220;complete \u200band total \u2064election interference (Biden campaign!) witch hunt&#8221; that will only\u2062 deter businesses \u200cfrom investing in New York.<\/p>\n<p>This breaking story will\u200b be updated \u200cas more information becomes available.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How could Donald Trump&#8217;s refusal to\u200b testify affect the trial&#8217;s\u200c proceedings \u2062and eventual outcome?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Former President Donald Trump has announced that he\u2063 will not be testifying in the ongoing New York\u200c civil fraud trial \u2064against him. This surprising \u200ddevelopment was revealed \u2062by\u2062 Trump himself on \u2062his\u200c new social media platform, Truth \u200cSocial. In his \u200dannouncement, he expressed his strong disapproval of Judge Arthur Engoron, \u200cwhom \u2063he accused of bias. Additionally, he criticized the New York District Attorney&#8217;s \u200coffice and President Joe Biden&#8217;s campaign, alleging &#8220;election interference.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The decision to refuse testifying comes after Trump&#8217;s &#8220;unassailable final expert witness&#8221; delivered what he described as compelling and irrefutable testimony. This testimony is expected to conclude on Tuesday. Trump, having already \u2062testified extensively,\u200d believes he has no further contributions to \u200cmake. Instead, he denounces the trial as \u2064a\u200b &#8220;complete and \u200ctotal election interference (Biden campaign!) witch hunt.&#8221; He further asserts that the trial will\u2063 discourage businesses from investing in New York.<\/p>\n<p>As\u200c this is a breaking \u2063story, \u2063updates \u200cwill be provided as more information becomes\u200c available.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump&#8217;s refusal to testify in the \u2063New York fraud\u200b trial has raised eyebrows and generated significant media coverage. \u2062Many are speculating on the reasons behind his decision, with some suggesting\u200c that it is a\u2064 strategic move\u200d to avoid potential perjury charges or to maintain a certain level of control over \u200cthe narrative surrounding the trial. Others \u2062view it\u2062 as a missed opportunity\u200d for Trump to present his \u200bside of the story and refute the \u2063allegations against\u2062 him.<\/p>\n<p>The New York civil fraud trial centers on claims that the\u2064 Trump Organization\u2062 inflated the value\u2062 of\u2062 its\u200b assets in order to secure loans and\u2064 tax benefits, while simultaneously downplaying\u2063 their value for tax purposes. These allegations emerged during investigations led by the New York District\u2062 Attorney&#8217;s office, including the office&#8217;s focus on Trump&#8217;s financial\u200b records and tax returns.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s refusal to testify might be seen as \u2062a \u2064blow to his defense, as \u200dit\u2064 denies him the opportunity to directly address the allegations and counter \u200bthe evidence presented against him. However, his supporters \u2063argue that his absence from the witness stand does not necessarily \u200bimply guilt, and that he is simply exercising his legal rights.<\/p>\n<p>The trial itself, which has become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-considers-allowing-video-of-george-floyds-2019-arrest-in-trial\/\" title=\"Judge considers allowing video of George Floyd\u2019s 2019 arrest in trial\">high-profile case<\/a>, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-heavy-hitters-stump-for-republicans-in-midterm-homestretch\/\" title=\"GOP heavy hitters stump for Republicans in midterm homestretch\">attracted significant attention<\/a> from both the media and the public. Many \u2064see it as a test for the American justice system, with potential implications for the future\u200d of accountability for political figures. The trial&#8217;s outcome and any subsequent repercussions will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-attorneys-respond-to-ludicrous-doj-brief-asking-judge-to-stay-on\/\" title=\"Trump's lawyers dismiss DOJ's request for judge to stay on as 'ridiculous'.\">undoubtedly shape public perception<\/a> and political discourse in the United\u2064 States.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen how Trump&#8217;s decision not to testify will impact the trial&#8217;s \u200bproceedings\u2062 and eventual outcome. The defense team will need to rely on \u200bother means to \u200bconvince the jury and challenge the prosecution&#8217;s\u200b case. Meanwhile, \u2064the\u2064 prosecution will continue to present its evidence and arguments to support the allegations of fraud \u200bagainst the Trump Organization.<\/p>\n<p>In any case, \u2062this latest development in the New York fraud \u200btrial \u200dadds another layer of complexity and intrigue\u2063 to an already highly charged and \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/internet-archives-digital-book-lending-violates-copyrights-us-judge-rules\/\" title=\"Internet Archive\u2019s digital book lending violates copyrights, US judge rules\">closely watched legal battle<\/a>. As the trial \u200bunfolds,\u2062 the world will be watching to see \u2063how the justice\u200c system handles this case and how it may impact the legacy of\u200b former \u200cPresident Donald Trump.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump has decided not to testify in the New York civil fraud trial. He criticized Judge Arthur Engoron as &#8220;biased&#8221; and expressed his disapproval of the New York District Attorney&#8217;s office and President Joe Biden&#8217;s campaign. Trump made this announcement on Truth Social, stating that he will not take the witness stand as originally planned<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2121175,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2121174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2121174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2121174"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2121174\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2121175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2121174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2121174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2121174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}