The former president called in to Newsmax on Thursday night after the conclusion of day seven of his historic trial, where he was asked by anchor Greg Kelly about his intentions to testify in his own defence based on what he had seen of the proceedings so far.
Mr Trump went on to cite conservative lawyers Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Turley and Mark Levin to back up his baseless insistence that the legal establishment is almost entirely in agreement with him about Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg having no case against him.
Mr Bragg charged the former president with 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels to suppress allegations of an affair ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
So far in the trial, jurors have heard from testimony from David Pecker, former publisher of tabloid giant The National Enquirer, who has described a months-long scheme to “catch and kill” embarrassing stories about Mr Trump’s alleged affairs.
He testified that he vowed to be the “eyes and ears” of the Republican’s campaign, going beyond what he called “chequebook journalism” to give Mr Trump a direct line to a media apparatus to influence the outcome of the 2016 vote.
On Thursday, Mr Pecker testified that then-president Trump had later thanked him for handling Ms McDougal’s contract and “the doorman situation” after he entered the White House.
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The former president called in to Newsmax on Thursday night after the conclusion of day seven of his historic trial, where he was asked by anchor Greg Kelly about his intentions to testify in his own defence based on what he had seen of the proceedings so far.
Mr Trump went on to cite conservative lawyers Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Turley and Mark Levin to back up his baseless insistence that the legal establishment is almost entirely in agreement with him about Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg having no case against him.
Mr Bragg charged the former president with 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels to suppress allegations of an affair ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
So far in the trial, jurors have heard from testimony from David Pecker, former publisher of tabloid giant The National Enquirer, who has described a months-long scheme to “catch and kill” embarrassing stories about Mr Trump’s alleged affairs.
He testified that he vowed to be the “eyes and ears” of the Republican’s campaign, going beyond what he called “chequebook journalism” to give Mr Trump a direct line to a media apparatus to influence the outcome of the 2016 vote.
On Thursday, Mr Pecker testified that then-president Trump had later thanked him for handling Ms McDougal’s contract and “the doorman situation” after he entered the White House.
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