Barr, who served as attorney general under Trump, said it would be “very difficult” to keep the former president “testifying in a prudent fashion.”
Former Attorney General Bill Barr said it would be a “particularly bad idea” for former President Donald Trump to take the stand in New York because the latter “lacks all self-control.”
In a Sunday interview with Fox News’ Shannon Bream, Barr was asked whether Trump would personally defend himself in court if his indictment went to trial.
“I’m not his lawyer, generally I think it’s a bad idea to go on the stand,” Barr replied. “And I think it’s a particularly bad idea for Trump because he lacks all self-control, and it would be very difficult to prepare him and keep him testifying in a prudent fashion.”
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