Trump Avoids Testifying at Fraud Trial as Giuliani Trial Commences

Former President Donald Trump backs out of testifying in his New York civil fraud trial, claiming he has already testified successfully. Meanwhile, the defamation trial of Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani begins, with Giuliani already found liable for defaming Georgia election workers. In other news, a former California police chief is sentenced to over 11 years in prison for his involvement in the January 6 Capitol riot, and Wisconsin's Democratic secretary of state calls for the removal of a Republican who served as a fake elector for Trump. Special Counsel Jack Smith asks the Supreme Court to rule on whether Trump is immune from prosecution for crimes committed while in office.