Bombshell - Judge Makes Massive Decision In Trump - Stormy Daniels Case

Hey ladies and gentlemen this is Carmine Sabia for Explain America and the judge in the Stormy

Daniels Donald Trump Alvin Bragg hush money case. Well he just made a massive decision

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As you may know Donald Trump has said he wants to testify in this trial. He said it's very

important to him to testify in this trial. He believes he is his best witness and his best

advocate and I kind of don't blame him. Look if your reputation was being sullied and dragged about

wouldn't you want to defend yourself? But they're going to make this tough on him

The judge has decided that yes prior past you know acts, prior past being held in contempt by

the judge in the E. Jean Carroll case or the verdict or things that he said and done in

different cases in different situations can be admitted to the case if Trump testifies

Now that well that could put a freeze on Trump testifying. He doesn't want that brought into

this case. It has nothing to do with this case. Prior acts that really are flimsy at best in my

opinion that he got convicted on or his company was found guilty of or whatever

Those things shouldn't have any bearing here. It has nothing to do with this case

But this judge I think and I think you know the attorneys Alvin Bragg they don't want Trump on

that witness stand because they know he can influence that jury to side with him. They're

terrified of that. Absolutely terrified of that and this I think this is a way to freeze him out

That's my opinion. I do want to know your opinion. Please watch this report and then let me know

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We love you guys. God bless you. Take care everybody. Welcome back to CNN special coverage of Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial

Before today's testimony the judge established what prior bad acts could be used to cross-examine

the former president if and I have to emphasize the if he chooses to take the stand. His attorneys

so far have not said whether Trump will testify despite this comment that he made just on Friday

And joining me now is CNN contributor John Dean who served as White House counsel to Richard Nixon

and also co-wrote the book Authoritarian Nightmare Trump and His Followers. So John you know I'm just

curious here to set the stage on this. Trump has a big decision to make about whether he should will

testify or not as an attorney as someone who would have been in the position of watching

uh the maybe the first president to have a criminal trial except for things turned out

differently in the case of Nixon. Do you think Trump should testify? It's rare that any defense

attorney wants his client to testify. In this instance it's possible but to me doubtful

particularly since the rulings on the Sandoval hearing are really very negative for Trump

Lots of the bad acts lots of his prior behavior such as the E. Gene Carroll defamation the Letitia

James's lawsuit against him for fraud those can all come into play and he has to address them

and that could be very uncomfortable for him. That's right in the Sandoval hearing of course established what they were allowed to ask if he

does take the stand as you point out all those prior cases are now fair and square on the table

One thing John though that is not on the table the judge said that the Access Hollywood tape

the infamous grab him by the pee tape could not be shown to jurors. Now I guess on the one hand

I don't think there's anyone in this country who doesn't know about that tape and hasn't heard that

tape. Nonetheless it is years ago at this point many people on this jury may not have thought

about it for a long time may not be thinking of it in the context of this so the fact that they're

not allowed to play it may matter. How do you see it and what do you make of the judge saying no to

that tape? Well I can understand why the judge didn't want to have the actual recording played

to the jury because it could be deemed too prejudicial but still they're going to get the

content they're going to get a transcript of what was said on that bus pulling into the Access

Hollywood show so and that is a chance to actually hear it word by word in a way that is even clearer

and more discussed