Trump May Face Questioning on Previous Court Rulings Under Testimony, Including Tax Fraud and Defamation Cases

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  • 5 months ago
Prosecutors will be allowed to question Former President Donald Trump about previous court rulings involving fraud and defamation, should Trump choose to testify. This includes a 2020 ruling that found the Trump Organization guilty of tax fraud and a 2022 case where Trump was held liable for defaming E Jean Carroll over sexual assault allegations. Prosecutors will not be able to discuss monetary damages from the Carroll case or details of the sexual misconduct allegations themselves.
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00:00It's Benzinga, and here's what's on the block.
00:02Prosecutors will be allowed to question former President Donald Trump about previous court
00:06rulings involving fraud and defamation should Trump choose to testify. This includes a 2020
00:12ruling that found the Trump Organization guilty of tax fraud and a 2022 case where Trump was
00:16held liable for defaming E. Jean Carroll over sexual assault allegations. Prosecutors will
00:22not be able to discuss monetary damages from the Carroll case or details of the sexual misconduct
00:27allegations themselves. Prosecutors may mention the court-ordered dissolution of the Trump
00:31Foundation in 2018 due to Donald Trump's fiduciary breaches, such as using it to aid his campaign.
00:37The judge denied their request to bring up the Trump Organization's felony convictions,
00:41which involved tax fraud by two subsidiaries. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.

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