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Eric Swalwell: “A jury can't hold it against Donald Trump that he did not testify in his own defense in New York, but he promised…”

On the recordJune 3, 2024
A jury can't hold it against Donald Trump that he did not testify in his own defense in New York, but he promised everyone else in the country that he would.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California

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Swalwell argues that Trump's failure to testify shouldn't be held against him legally.

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