Get live updates from the trial of former President Trump in a $250 million fraud suit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Get live updates from the trial of former President Trump in a $250 million fraud suit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James.

    • PetDinosaurs@lemmy.world
      19·
      9 months ago

      Perjury is complicated to prove.

      The concern is making him into the martyr that he’s made himself into.

      His supporters will not be fed anything factual about the events.

        • delcake@artemis.camp
          4·
          9 months ago

          In this case, it wasn’t his testimony but his defense as to why he didn’t violate his gag order for a second time. I’m not strictly sure if you can perjure yourself in your defense for such a situation, but either way it was the judge just not buying his excuse.

    • jayrhacker@kbin.social
      7·
      9 months ago

      Perjury is only for statements made under oath in open court, and as noted below it’s hard to prove that someone knew they where lying.