As the first-ever criminal prosecution of a former president has finally gotten underway, the big question remains: “Will he or won’t he?” Will Donald Trump testify, that is.
His legal defense team may have little choice but to let its client put his right hand on the Bible and swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. But his truth might not exactly set him free.
Trump’s serial incorrigibility, hair-trigger temper, and penchant for—shall we say—stretching the truth all make him any defense attorney’s nightmare as a witness. We’ve already seen it in other cases. This is the first one where the stakes are criminal.
