“It’s clear Trump wanted to avoid the bloodbath of a cross-examination but wanted to say something”

Former President Donald Trump spent just three minutes on the witness stand Thursday in his defamation trial brought by E. Jean Carroll, using his testimony to declare that he backs his prior deposition denying the writer’s claims.

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As Trump left the courtroom, according to The Messenger’s Adam Klasfeld, he complained to the press in the gallery, saying, “It’s not America. It’s not America. This is not America.”

  • SeabassDan@lemmy.world
    11·
    10 months ago

    Hey, they let Ted Bundy represent himself because he was obviously better than his legal counsel. He just happened to also be guilty.

    • Madison420@lemmy.world
      2·
      10 months ago

      They have to let you represent yourself so long as you’re competent to do so, they can assign you a state ordered attorney so things go smoother with filings but it’s quite literally a constitutional right.