Trump says he’ll TESTIFY at trial: Ex-President says he’ll ‘absolutely’ take the stand in his own defense – before waving to crowds as he leaves Trump Tower

Donald Trump has said he would “definitely” testify in his defense as part of any of his four criminal trials.

The former president made the stunning admission in an interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt on Wednesday that he is willing to take his stand.

“I look forward to testifying. I will testify at the trial,” he told Hewitt. “Because that’s like Russia, Russia, Russia,” he said, referring to the investigation that his campaign colluded with the Kremlin before the 2016 election.

But he believes none of the cases will get that far as they will eventually be dismissed.

“They’re going to be fired, but we’re going to ask, we’re going to ask for these politically motivated things to be fired,” Trump said.

‘This is a scam. This is election interference,” he argued.

Trump also reiterated that he had “no interest” in making a plea deal, especially if the condition was that he drop out of the 2024 race.

Hewitt also tried to pressure him about the classified documents case, asking, “Did you order someone to move the boxes, Mr. President?”

The former president is accused of moving more than 300 boxes of classified documents to Mar-a-Lago.

‘I’m not talking about anything. You know why? Because I can do whatever I want. I’m under the Presidential Records Act’.

Defense attorney Scott Grubman, defending Ken Chesebro, pleads with Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee. Television cameras were allowed to participate in a hearing in one of the cases against Donald Trump in Atlanta, Georgia, for the first time on Wednesday

Trump, seen here in his booking photo in Fulton County, has entered a not guilty plea in court and thus did not have to attend an arraignment scheduled for Wednesday morning.

A defiant Trump made the statement just hours before DailyMail.com caught him waving to the crowd in Manhattan as he exited Trump Tower.

In Georgia, the first televised hearing took place in his election subversion case.

Trump was missing from the proceedings.

He pleaded not guilty to charges that he attempted to undermine the 2020 election results and waived his arraignment.

But it was the first indication that it could be a marathon.

Prosecutors told the judge that the case against the 19 defendants — including Trump — could take four months.

They also revealed that they plan to call 150 witnesses at the hearing, along with lawyers for Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro.

Prosecutors want to bring the huge case to court as soon as possible. On Wednesday, Judge Scott McAfee asked them to indicate exactly how long they will need in court.

Attorney Brian Rafferty, representing Sidney Powell, argued that her case was very different from Ken Chesebro’s and that they should not be heard as part of the same trial.

Trump is accused along with eighteen co-defendants. Prosecutors want to act quickly and open their case on October 23. But legal issues remain, as some defendants say they need more time

“First, we will argue that a trial against these 19 co-defendants will take four months and that will not include jury selection,” Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade said.

And it also depends on whether or not the defendants chose to testify or not, but four months is our estimate.

“In terms of the number of witnesses, there are well over 150 witnesses the state wants to call.”

McAfee, who broadcasted the hearing via his own YouTube challenge, countered that it could take twice as long.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis used the state’s anti-racketeering law last month to secure a massive 41-count indictment and has made it clear she wants all 19 defendants tried together. But the maneuvering and slowing down has already begun, amid baffling legal challenges.

Their goal of October 23 already seems like a tall order.

On Wednesday, it was the turn of pro-Trump attorneys Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell put forward their arguments for their cases to be heard quickly, but separately.

Others want their cases to be tried slowly but separately.

The hearing was the first under new rules that allowed TV cameras — the first in four cases against Trump.