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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg intends to usage erstwhile President Trump’s alleged anterior "misconduct and criminal acts" to discredit him if he testifies successful his ain defense astatine trial, according to a announcement revenge Wednesday.
Trump, nan 2024 presumptive Republican nominee, has ne'er been convicted of a crime.
Bragg charged Trump pinch 34 counts of falsifying business records successful nan first grade relating to alleged hush money payments made to big movie character Stormy Daniels up of nan 2016 statesmanlike election.
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Trump, who pleaded not blameworthy to each counts, said past week that he plans to attest successful his ain defense.
"I show nan truth," Trump said.
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But Bragg revenge a announcement connected Wednesday to "disclose a database of each misconduct and criminal acts of nan suspect not charged successful nan indictment which nan People intend to usage astatine proceedings to impeach nan credibility of nan defendant."
"If nan suspect chooses to testify, nan People intend to inquire regarding nan pursuing acts," nan filing states.
Bragg and his squad intend to usage accusation from New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit against nan erstwhile president and nan determination from New York Judge Arthur Engoron aft nan months-long non-jury civilian fraud proceedings against Trump and his family.
Manhattan territory lawyer Alvin Bragg arrives astatine Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, successful New York. Donald Trump returns to a New York courtroom Tuesday arsenic a judge useful to find a sheet of jurors who will determine whether nan erstwhile president is blameworthy of criminal charges alleging he falsified business records to screen up a activity ungraded during nan 2016 campaign. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Engoron ruled Trump was liable for fraud and "falsifying business records," "issuing mendacious financial statements," "conspiracy to falsify mendacious financial statements," "insurance fraud" and "conspiracy to perpetrate security fraud."
Trump was required to station a slashed judgement enslaved of $175 cardinal arsenic he appeals nan ruling.
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The proceedings took spot without a jury.
Former President Donald Trump has been successful tribunal for nan first 2 days of assemblage action successful a Manhattan criminal tribunal this week (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, Pool)
Bragg besides intends to usage Trump’s alleged usurpation of nan gag bid imposed by Engoron successful that case. Bragg, successful his case, wants Trump to beryllium held successful contempt of court, claiming he violated nan gag bid imposed upon him by Judge Juan Merchan, who is overseeing nan criminal trial.
Bragg says he besides intends to usage accusation from nan E. Jean Carroll defamation case. Trump was ordered to salary Carroll $83.3 cardinal successful damages aft he denied allegations that he raped her successful nan 1990s.
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Trump appealed nan decision.
Separately, past year, a national assemblage successful New York City decided that Trump was not liable for rape of Carroll but was liable for intersexual maltreatment and defamation. The erstwhile president was ordered to salary $5 cardinal successful that trial.
Bragg besides said successful nan filing that he would constituent to Clinton v. Trump, successful which nan erstwhile president was sanctioned and fined for filing a "frivolous, bad-faith lawsuit."
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The filing came Wednesday, aft 2 days of assemblage action successful nan trial. Seven jurors were selected and sworn successful connected Tuesday. Court does not meet for nan proceedings connected Wednesdays.
Jury action is expected to reconvene Thursday astatine 9:30 a.m. successful New York City.
Brooke Singman is simply a governmental analogous and newsman for Fox News Digital, Fox News Channel and FOX Business.
