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    Trump Under Oath: Sometimes Combative, Often Boastful, Usually Lacking Details

    President Trump says he wants to testify in the special counsel's investigation. He could also face depositions in several civil cases, something he has been through many times before.
    by Tamara Keith Mar 27, 2018 5 minutes
    Then-candidate Donald Trump appears at a political event in Dallas, Texas, on the same day in June 2016 that he was deposed in a lawsuit over a contract dispute. Trump is often more subdued while testifying under oath, but can show a combativeness familiar on the campaign trail.

    In June 2016, then-candidate Donald Trump raised his right hand and swore to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. On the verge of becoming the Republican nominee for president, Trump sat for a video taped deposition, a familiar experience for a businessman who had sued or been sued thousands of times.

    "I imagine you've had your deposition taken a number of times?" asked lawyer Deborah Baum, who led the questioning. "I have, yes," Trump answered.

    Records of President Trump's past depositions show a familiar pattern of boasting, sometimes battling opponents and giving little deference to factual details — pitfalls which could all come into play in various legal cases before too long.

    Trump says he "would like to" testify in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. And he may have to sit for depositions in cases involving women he allegedly had sexual contestant Summer Zervos sued him for defamation after he denied claims that he had sexually harassed and groped her, and adult film star Stormy Daniels alleges a 2006 affair and is seeking to get out of a non-disclosure agreement.

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