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Trump says he won't testify again at his New York fraud trial

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Trump had been expected to return to the witness stand Monday as the last big defense witness in the trial in New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit.

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  1. NBC Chicago

    Trump writes on social media he no longer plans to testify in civil fraud trial on Monday (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Former President Donald Trump wrote in a social media post on Sunday that he won’t testify in his $250 million civil fraud trial in New York on Monday.

  2. NBC Los Angeles

    Trump says he won't testify again at his New York fraud trial. He says he has nothing more to say (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Donald Trump says he’s decided against testifying for a second time at his New York civil fraud trial.

  3. New York Times

    Trump Will Not Testify as Scheduled in Civil Fraud Trial (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Donald J. Trump has changed his mind about returning to the witness stand on Monday to testify in his own defense.

  4. Bloomberg

    Trump Says He Won’t Testify On Monday in New York Fraud Trial (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump said he will not testify in his New York civil fraud trial on Monday, back-tracking on a statement last week in which he said he would be taking the stand in his defense case.

  5. CBS News

    Donald Trump says he will not testify in civil fraud trial on Monday (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump was expected to be his defense team's final witness.

  6. CNN

    Trump says he’s not testifying in his civil fraud trial Monday (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump wrote on his social media platform Sunday that he is no longer planning to testify in his civil fraud trial in New York on Monday.

  7. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Trump says he won't testify again at his New York fraud trial (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    Trump had been expected to return to the witness stand Monday as the last big defense witness in the trial in New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit.

  8. NBC News

    In a reversal, Donald Trump says he will not testify in his own defense in New York fraud trial (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Trump was scheduled to take the stand Monday as the monthslong, $250 million civil fraud trial against him and his company enters its final week.

  9. Fox News

    Trump says he will not testify at his civil fraud trial (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump wrote on his social media platform Sunday that he is no longer planning to testify in his civil fraud trial in New York on Monday.

  10. Insider

    Trump says he won't testify in his civil fraud trial in Manhattan (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Donald Trump had been scheduled to testify in his $250 million civil fraud trial on Monday. He said Sunday he has "nothing more to say."

  11. Washington Examiner

    Donald Trump announces he won't testify in New York civil fraud trial on Monday (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump will not testify in the New York civil fraud trial against him on Monday.

  12. Anchorage Daily News

    Trump says he won’t testify again at his New York fraud trial. He says he has nothing more to say. (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The decision was an abrupt change from Trump’s posture in recent days, when his lawyers said he was insistent on testifying again despite their concerns about a gag order that has cost him $15,000 in fines for disparaging the judge’s law clerk.

  13. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Trump says he won't testify again at his New York fraud trial. He says he has nothing more to say | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Trump says he won't testify again at his New York fraud trial. He says he has nothing more to say

  14. The Guardian

    Trump says he won’t return to witness stand in $250m New York fraud trial (opens The Guardian)

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    Former president, who was expected to take the stand, announced on Truth Social on Sunday that he already testified to everything

  15. New York Post

    Trump says he actually won’t testify in his own defense at NY civil fraud trial: ‘Nothing more to say’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Donald Trump, in an about-face on Sunday, announced he won’t be testifying in his own defense at the New York civil fraud trial that threatens his real estate empire.

  16. CNN

    What to know about Trump’s decision to not testify again in New York civil fraud trial (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump was supposed to return Monday to testify at his New York civil fraud trial, but he made a surprise announcement Sunday that he would not be heading to New York to appear.

  17. Wall Street Journal

    Trump Changes Mind, Won’t Testify Again as New York Fraud Trial Nears End (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    Neither the civil proceedings, nor the former president’s criminal cases, have hurt him politically so far.

  18. Salon

    Trump declares that he won't be testifying in fraud trial via all caps rant on Truth Social (opens Salon)

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    "I have already testified to everything and have nothing more to say," Trump said on Sunday night

  19. Los Angeles Times

    Changing course, Trump says he won't testify again at his New York fraud trial (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Donald Trump says he's decided against testifying for a second time at his New York civil fraud trial

  20. Fortune

    Trump reverses day before expected New York fraud trial appearance and says he won’t testify again because he has nothing more to say (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    “I will not be testifying on Monday," Trump wrote in an all-capital-letters, multipart statement on his Truth Social platform less than 20 hours before he was to take the witness stand.

  21. Al Jazeera

    Donald Trump cancels plans to testify at civil fraud trial in New York (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Former US president says he has ‘nothing more to say’ after testifying in his defence last month.

  22. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    2nd Trump testimony at his trial is called off (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    NEW YORK -- Donald Trump said Sunday that he has decided against testifying for a second time at his New York civil fraud trial, posting on social media a day before his scheduled appearance that he "very successfully & conclusively" testified last month and saw no need to do so again.

  23. NPR

    Trump will not testify in his civil fraud trial (opens NPR)

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    Former President Donald Trump says he will not testify in his civil fraud trial, in which prosecutors accuse him, two of his sons and their company of a decade-long loans and insurance scheme.

  24. Rolling Stone

    Donald Trump Backs Out of Testifying in His Own Defense at NY Fraud Trial (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Donald Trump will no longer testify during his civil fraud trial against him and his company as the trial enters its final week of testimony.

  25. WHDH Boston

    Trump says he won’t testify again at his New York fraud trial. He says he has nothing more to say - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump said Sunday he has decided against testifying for a second time at his New York civil fraud trial, posting

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