{"id":4748,"date":"2023-07-26T13:26:49","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T17:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=4748"},"modified":"2023-07-26T13:26:49","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T17:26:49","slug":"trump-suggests-he-will-testify-in-2020-election-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/news\/trump-suggests-he-will-testify-in-2020-election-trial\/njackson\/2023\/07\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Suggests He Will Testify In 2020 Election Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Former President Donald Trump strongly suggested he plans to take the stand in his own defense in the event that he\u2019s indicted over his false claims about the 2020 election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former president took to Truth Social on Wednesday to complain about the legal scrutiny he has faced throughout his political existence. During a series of posts he signaled he\u2019ll testify when and if his election lies get put on trial in connection with January 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll have fun on the stand with all of these people that say the Presidential Election wasn\u2019t Rigged and Stollen [sic],\u201d Trump posted, adding an all-caps claim it\u2019ll be \u201cTHE TRIAL OF THE CENTURY!!!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump\u2019s remarks come about a week after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/trump\/breaking-trump-told-hes-target-of-jan-6-investigation-believes-he-will-almost-certainly-be-indicted-again\/\">he announced<\/a>\u00a0Special Counsel\u00a0Jack Smith\u00a0sent him a letter informing the ex-president that he is a \u201ctarget\u201d of the investigation into the January 6th Capitol riot. 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