Donald Trump’s criminal trial will resume this morning in New York City, where Michael Cohen is set to return to the witness stand for more exchanges with defense counsel. There’s a fair amount of uncertainty about what, exactly, will happen after the testimony from Trump’s former fixer is complete, but it’s possible that jurors will hear closing arguments in the coming days.
But before that happens, a related question hangs overhead: Will jurors also hear from the defendant?
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee has said he wants to testify, though his attorneys’ latest moves suggest he won’t actually take the stand. It was against this backdrop that The New York Times reported over the weekend:
As former President Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial winds down, a center-left group is trying to goad the Republican presidential candidate into testifying. ... The five-figure digital ad buy is running “in all the places Trump will be,” said Matt Bennett, a co-founder of Third Way. He said the spot would run “in New York, especially around Trump Tower and the courthouse, Mar-a-Lago, and in Dallas” near the National Rifle Association meeting where Mr. Trump is expected to speak on Saturday.
“Take the stand, Donald, or admit you’re a coward,” the ad from Third Way declares.
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