Lawyer Expresses Doubt on Trump Testifying in Trial

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Lawyer Will Scharf expresses skepticism about former President Trump taking the stand in his trial, stating that it's unlikely to happen. Scharf believes that Trump would be a compelling witness if he does testify, as he claims Trump did nothing wrong.

The comments from lawyer Will Scharf come a day before the trial is scheduled to begin on Monday, which relates to Trump ’s 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide an alleged hush money payment to former pornography film star, a former attorney to Trump , has expressed skepticism of the former president taking the stand during this trial, claiming that it’s “not going to happen.”

“I think that’s going to be a decision for President Trump and the trial team depending on how the trial progresses,” Scharf said on. “I would say that I think if he does take the stand, President Trump would be a compelling witness. He did nothing wrong here. The truth is absolutely on his side, so that’s a decision that’s going to have to be made down the road, but one way or another, I have full confidence in both President Trump and the team that he has around him.

Scharf also discussed the start of jury selection on Monday, and stressed the importance of getting a politically neutral jury for this trial, especially as the United States is at “the height of election season.” Besides the 34 counts of falsifying business records, Trump is facing dozens of other indictments while also seeking another run for the

On Friday, Trump stated that he intends to testify during this trail, and plans to “tell the truth” while on the witness stand. He also stated that the prosecutors in this trial “have no case” against him.The former president’s commitment to testify comes after he has tried to get out of testifying in legal cases in the past.

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