'He is bluffing': Legal analyst explains why Trump likely won't testify in defamation trial

Donald Trump is set to be back in New York Monday for another day of veteran journalist E. Jean Carroll's defamation trial against him. Psaki asked Rubin, who has been present in the courtroom, what can be expected of a potential Trump appearance.

Rubin suggested that the former president likely won't show.

"Jen, we have to prepare that he's going to come, if for no other reason than the sheer logistics of how disruptive his presence in any courthouse or courtroom has been. However, my expectation is that, like he has before, he is bluffing — that he will not come to testify tomorrow. That's, in part, because there's a very limited range of issues about which he could permissibly testify. This trial is just about damages. It's not about whether he sexually assaulted her, it's not about whether he defamed her or even continues to defame her with each passing day of the campaign. So, ultimately, I predict he won't come, and indeed, our folks in New Hampshire have not seen any addition that he's preparing to testify by taking the time for witness prep."

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