Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg intends to use former President Trump’s alleged “prior misconduct and criminal acts” to discredit him if he testifies in his own defense at trial, according to a notice filed Wednesday.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg intends to use former President Trump’s alleged prior “misconduct and criminal acts” to discredit him if he testifies in his own defense at trial, according to a notice filed Wednesday.
Trump, the 2024 presumptive Republican nominee, has never been convicted of a crime.
Bragg charged Trump with 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree relating to alleged hush money payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
Trump, who pleaded not guilty to all counts, said last week that he plans to testify in his own defense.
“I tell the truth,” Trump said.
But Bragg filed a notice on Wednesday to “disclose a list of all misconduct and criminal acts of the defendant not charged in the indictment which the People intend to use at trial to impeach the credibility of the defendant.
