Former President Trump indicated that he would testify at his upcoming criminal hush money trial in New York, and said that a conviction could “make me more popular.”
Former President Donald Trump indicated to ABC News on Monday that he would testify at his upcoming criminal trial in New York over a hush payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
“I would have no problem testifying,” he said when ABC News asked at a press conference, following his court appearance in the case, whether he would testify. “I didn’t do anything wrong.”
“I don’t know how you can have a trial in the middle of a presidential election,” Trump said, repeating unsubstantiated claims that the legal battles he faces are a part of a political persecution by his opponents.
The judge overseeing the case, Juan Merchan, ruled Monday that the trial will begin on April 15, rejecting Trump’s request for an additional delay.
Trump last April pleaded not guilty to a 34-count indictment charging him with falsifying business records in connection with a hush money payment his then-attorney Michael Cohen made to Daniels just days before the 2016 presidential election.
