Trump Backtracks, Refuses to Testify in New York Fraud Trial

TL;DR
Former President Donald Trump has announced that he will not testify in his own defense in the $250 million civil fraud trial against him and his company in New York. Trump had been scheduled to testify on Monday but stated that he had already testified to everything and called the trial a "witch hunt." Trump's son, Eric Trump, also backed out of testifying earlier in the week. Trump's decision comes after an accounting expert hired by his defense testified that there was no evidence of fraud in the financial statements being challenged by the New York Attorney General. The trial is entering its final week of testimony.
- In a reversal, Donald Trump says he will not testify in his own defense in New York fraud trial NBC News
- New York AG suggests Trump experts helped push her fraud case forward The Hill
- Trump says he’s not testifying in his civil fraud trial Monday CNN
- Trump Will Not Testify as Scheduled in Civil Fraud Trial The New York Times
- Trump Paid Expert Witness $877500 for Work in Fraud Trial Bloomberg
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