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    Will Trump testify in his hush money trial – and should he? Experts weigh in

    by Gustaf Kilander May 01, 2024 6 minutes
    Source: AP

    It would be yet another historic first for Donald Trump: a former president taking the stand to testify in his own criminal trial.

    Currently staring down the possibility of jail time, Mr Trump appears to be toying with plans to take the stand and defend himself against allegations about a scheme seeking to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.

    The former president is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records over a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels to stop her from speaking out about an alleged 2006 affair in the lead-up to the election.

    Mr Trump allegedly reimbursed his former “fixer” and attorney Michael Cohen for the hush money payment and then fraudulently logged it as legal expenses.

    Prosecutors argue this with the man who later went on to win the 2016 election allegedly orchestrating the payment as part of a wider scheme to hide stories about his alleged affairs from voters. Mr Trump meanwhile denies the charges and that the affairs even took place.

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