Trump, though, seemed aware there was a risk in going on and on. “Chris, we’re going to be here until midnight if your client answers every question with an eight-minute speech,” he said to one of Trump’s lawyers, Christopher Kise. Trump said he did so because he was certain politically motivated prosecutors would use his answers as a basis for criminal charges.īy April, Trump changed his mind and responded to even simple questions at such length that his interrogator, James’ deputy Kevin Wallace, suggested he was trying to run out the clock. Trump’s often garrulous testimony was a 180-degree turn from the approach he took when James summoned him for questioning in August 2022 - before her lawsuit or any of the four criminal cases against him were filed.Īt that first deposition, Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination and refused to answer questions more than 400 times. And I think you might have a nuclear war now, if you want to know the truth.” NOW WE’RE TALKING I think you would have a nuclear war, if I weren’t elected. “I think you would have nuclear holocaust if I didn’t deal with North Korea. “I considered this the most important job in the world, saving millions of lives,” Trump testified. Plus, Trump said, he was busy solving the world’s problems - like preventing North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un from launching a nuclear attack. Trump claimed he did so not because it was required but because he wanted to be a “legitimate president” and avoid appearance of a conflict of interest. I think it’s the hottest brand in the world.” ‘MOST IMPORTANT JOB IN THE WORLD’Īfter Trump was elected, he put the Trump Organization into a trust overseen by his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., and longtime finance chief, Weisselberg. “I became president because of the brand, OK,” Trump said. He called it “the most valuable asset I have” and attributed his political success to the ubiquity of his name and persona. Trump estimated that his “brand” alone is worth “maybe $10 billion.”
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