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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMSNBC is reporting that Trump is saying he may testify to the Jan 6
Committee. Who believes this?
leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)testify. He always brags that he will.
FarPoint
(12,395 posts)He is throwing it out there as a distraction, give the appearance of being strong....but wait for it....he will then claim some form of corruption/ deep state/ Biden is after him...etc. defense to not testify....he is trying to think of his excuses now.
SoCalDavidS
(9,998 posts)I agree with Michael Cohen and countless other Intelligent prognosticators who say he'll NEVER testify willingly. And I suspect the Committee isn't going to throw him in jail for refusing to.
MSNBC obviously wants to get people to watch them and hear stuff that is extremely remotely possible, but Highly Unlikely to occur.
nevergiveup
(4,761 posts)on live tv if Trump testifies before the Jan. 6th Committee.
SoCalDavidS
(9,998 posts)nevergiveup
(4,761 posts)Excellent and certainly appropriately way to wash it down. Thank you!
SoCalDavidS
(9,998 posts)nevergiveup
(4,761 posts)purchasing one of those things gives me heart palpitations.
sakabatou
(42,152 posts)And even if he did, he'd lie his ass off or take the fifth.
rsdsharp
(9,180 posts)yammering endlessly about the 2020 election fraud.
Thats never going to happen.
SoCalDavidS
(9,998 posts)"Covid Will Disappear Very Soon" - WRONG!
"I Won The 2020 Election" - WRONG!
"It Was Antifa, Not My Supporters, Who Attacked The Capitol On 1/6/21" - WRONG!
"The FBI Planted Documents At Mara Lago" - WRONG!
"I Am Willing To Testify In Front Of January 6 Commission" - WRONG!
OnDoutside
(19,956 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,434 posts)Optics, Baby!
Michael Cohen is of the opinion he will blow it off, and I'm inclined to believe him.
BittyJenkins
(411 posts)was saying he wanted to testify and have it televised. I believe that but they are not going to give him the stage he wants.
David__77
(23,418 posts)It would be politically smart and thats the crux of the matter.
onecaliberal
(32,861 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)but with consequences of both lying and telling truth potentially severe, I'm also guessing fear will rule.
Also, he knows the spectacle of his saying "fifth" for most of 2 hours would be very bad theater.
FakeNoose
(32,639 posts)... ALL of his defense lawyers have resigned and he's on his own. Actually I'm kind of hoping it would happen, because I know he'd keep flapping his yap until he convicts himself on the witness stand.
hlthe2b
(102,279 posts)ridiculous conditions that a demand to turn him into a 20-year-old version of Brad Pitt would look reasonable.
padah513
(2,502 posts)Personally, I think he's just farting in the wind
Deuxcents
(16,221 posts)Hes hooked on himself
kentuck
(111,098 posts)FOX says that he wants very much to talk with the Committee. He continues to use them to spread the lies.
He has no plans of talking with the Committee. He is only trying to minimize and delay the subpoena.
Maeve
(42,282 posts)BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)TFG is killing time and staying in the news cycle. Any distraction from his massive legal problems works for the King of Chaos.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)And it won't testifying by answering questions. It is going to be a paranoid rant and insults.
lindysalsagal
(20,687 posts)Silent3
(15,213 posts)Or presented his plan for something much, much better than Obamacare.
The only reason I can see for Trump saying he will testify is so later he can bitch louder about all the terrible things Democrats did to ruin his plan to testify that "made him" have to change his mind.
Behind the Aegis
(53,957 posts)Wipe out the National Debt!
I didn't watch the hearings, just highlights, but I would watch that shitshow!
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,854 posts)... into the building as they attempted to prevent it.
Trump is lying anyway, as usual.
LuckyCharms
(17,440 posts)kentuck
(111,098 posts)He doesn't get to choose if he is subpoenaed. They should not frame their article in such a way.
crickets
(25,980 posts)Jack the Greater
(601 posts)He will once again be the Center of Attention, and will be given a national platform from which to spew his insanity, which is what he craves more than anything.
GreenWave
(6,756 posts)Publicity stunt.
Volaris
(10,271 posts)1) purjure himself outright
2) just gown there and be all 'yeah, of COURSE I ordered the Code Red.'
tavernier
(12,389 posts)And everyone will fall for it.