“I will not testify… Maga!”

Former President Donald Trump announced that he will not testify in his civil fraud trial as planned.

In an explosive all-caps message on his Truth Social platform, Trump blasted the “RIGGED” case against him and said he would not testify on Monday even though he was due to do so as one of the final defense witnesses.

“As everyone knows, I have testified very successfully and conclusively in the fraudulent trial of the corrupt New York State Attorney General led by Biden,” the 2024 Republican front-runner began his statement on Sunday.

“World-renowned experts, highly respected bank and insurance executives, real estate professionals, as well as honest and credible others have stated, clearly and unequivocally, that I and my highly successful company did nothing wrong ! My financial statements were conservative, liquid and 'extraordinary,'” he wrote, in all caps.

Accounting expert Eli Bartov had testified saying the case had no merit. Bartov, an accounting professor at New York University, said in testimony last week that “there was no evidence of any accounting fraud” and challenged the New York attorney general's office.

Trump cited the expert's testimony in his statement on Sunday.

“A prominent professor at NYU Stern said, 'If Mr. If Trump were my student, he would get an “A” on his financial statements. I have never seen a statement that provided so much detail, and was as transparent, as these statements. Also, they all have a strong disclaimer stating that users should do their own due diligence and analysis, not rely on! Trump exclaimed.

“The only fraud committed was the highly partisan, out-of-control judge, and the racist AG, who promised that, 'I will get Trump,'” he added in his lengthy missive.

In a statement to Fox News, New York Attorney General Letitia James said: “Donald Trump already testified in our financial fraud case against him. Whether Trump testifies again tomorrow or not, we have already proven who committed years of financial fraud and unjustly enriched himself and his family. As much as he tries to distract from reality, the facts don't lie.”

Seeking $250 million in damages, James also hopes to eliminate Trump's business in New York state.

“They claimed that Mar-a-Lago was only worth $18,000,000, when it is worth 50 to 100 times that amount, in order to illegally reduce my values ​​and make a false case against me,” he said. continue Trump in what was marked a “part”. 2” of his message.

“They did it on other properties too, and they wouldn't give me a jury. Likewise, the AG thugs don't want to acknowledge that I've paid almost $300 million in state and New York City taxes over the years in question. Importantly, I won in the appellate division, which effectively ended most of the case, but the biased judge refused to accept his order, an unprecedented first! Trump wrote .

The former president concluded his unwavering stance by launching the “witch hunt” against him and making it clear he would not be taking the stand on Monday.

“Based on the above, and the fact that our final unappealable expert has been so forceful and irrefutable in his testimony, which will conclude on Tuesday, and that I have already testified and I have nothing more to say other than that this is a complete and total election interference (Biden campaign!) witch hunt, which will do nothing but keep business out of New York, I will not testify on Monday. Mage!” Trump proclaimed.

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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida, where she has been writing for the BizPacReview team since 2015.

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