Why did Trump respond to a deposition ?

[kentuck]

Why didn't he just ignore it? As some people think he would do if he was subpoenaed for the Select Committee of Congress? What is the difference?

And he will be under oath.

He must be under a lot of pressure nowadays?

[brooklynite]

1. Why? Because he's not the President...

Too many people think that what he got away with when he was in office means he can get away with it now.

[OLDMDDEM]

2. Lock him up

I have a feeling he will be insignificant within the next year. His hold on the repugs will be less and less and those running for office will shy away from him. He is a tremendous scammer and conning his own party will be his downfall. He has nowhere to turn. His only hope is to continue the big lie and hope money will flow in because of it.

[malaise]

20. He will be a pariah by next year this time

Take that to the bank

[CentralMass]

23. I'll bet you a buck on that one.

[kentuck]

3. I think you are right about that...

..but he would attempt to use his supporters and the Republican Party as a shield if he were subpoenaed for the Committee.

Will there be a copy of his testimony for the public?

He wants back in the White House because it gives him so much legitimacy amongst his "friends".

[2naSalit]

7. It has also...

Proven, so far, to be the best way to stave off accountability.

[kentuck]

9. Very true.

That is what his threat on "not voting" was all about. He demands they stick behind him, no matter what.

[dweller]

4. He wants to reiterate, under oath

that he doesn’t like golden showers



✌🏻

[Eyeball_Kid]

10. He doesn't like them when he's compelled to lie. n/t

[thinkingagain]

5. Did he actually do it? The taped deposition

I had not heard. Course it’s early here still dark out and I’m wishing I was still in bed asleep😊

[Eyeball_Kid]

11. His "appointment" for the deposition is at 10am EST.

That's about five minutes from the time I'm typing.

[Tomconroy]

6. If he didn't testify he would lose the law suit by default.

[packman]

8. Plain and simple - EGO

He did nothing wrong, he's the best and most wonderful president (and still is) ever, and his mommy loved him.

The guy is convinced in what little remains of his mind, that he can still pull of the deal. He won't lie because he has no conscience, no sense of guilt .

[panader0]

12. How does one do a deposition under oath on video?

Is there a Federal officer present to administer the oath? Is that done on video also?
Just curious about the procedure.

[Tommy Carcetti]

14. Usually court reporters do the oath.

It’s basically the same as trial testimony except there’s no judge and the scope of evidence is much broader.

Meaning unless the answer to a question would involve a privileged response the deponent is supposed to answer, even if it’s not directly relevant to the case. (Which is basically what got Bill Clinton in hot water.)

[panader0]

15. trump better double up on the Depends today.

[Bev54]

26. Usually it is done by the opposition lawyer and while

your lawyer can be there to object, those objections can then be taken to a judge to decide the relevance of the question after the deposition is over or before the next court hearing, but usually the person is to answer it. It is used mostly to get the testimony under oath which will then be used in the courtroom, so if you say something untrue, it can be used against you. It can be used to compel you to produce more documents that the opposition may require to back your testimony.

[fescuerescue]

13. Because it's a chance to grand stand again!

Trump LOVES attention.

[malaise]

22. He went to court to prevent this when he was President

He had to go

[Whiskeytide]

16. It's a civil lawsuit based on his security ...

… people beating up some protestors outside Тяцмр tower in 2015. He’s blocked and avoided it for several years, but the judge ordered him to sit for it. If he fails to show up, there would be consequences in that lawsuit (sanctions, a default judgement).

He’s there because he ran out of ways to delay it.

[kentuck]

17. Money?

$$$ That is usually paramount of his concerns.

[Whiskeytide]

18. Partly. They've sued for damages, so if he loses ...

… his company might have to pay $. But he likely has insurance that will pay it. The insurance company is also paying his lawyers and controls the litigation.

But if he fails to show, he could be “failing to cooperate” and that could jeopardize his coverage since that is a condition of the insurance contract.

[Arazi]

24. He "wins" no matter what here although he'll be angry paying out $$

He'll just blame his goons in the depo. They got a little too rough, whatcha gonna do? #Traitor's not to blame.

When he loses, there's now a record of his goons being hyper-aggressive, "knock some heads around", "punch 'em in the face" shit. They delivered the same shit he exhorts his cult to do.

So he has to pay some $$. He's a billionaire right? Sometimes ya gotta play rough.

I don't think he sees a downside to this. He did his usual stall tactic but like his university scam, he'll capitulate and pay, then concoct the story that he "won"

[awesomerwb1]

19. Under oath or not

He doesn't care. There will be no legal repercussions for lying under oath.

[karynnj]

21. Could it be that he is convinced no Trump fingers are on this and that his responses will help him

He may throw his people under the bus claiming they never even spoke to him about any violence and he assumed that their presence was just a deterrence - just like security guards in many buildings.

This approach allows him to sound reasonable and rational, arguing that it was completely normal for his organization to have security officers and - in this incident, they were not following the practices they were trained to follow. I would not even be surprised if there are some written (not by Trump) code of conduct, procedures that exist - even as they were NOT being followed.

[Under The Radar]

25. His attorney will be by his side

And he will only answer question as they pertain to the case which is for him to say “I have no knowledge of the event”

[Happy Hoosier]

27. Because a judge can order him held for contempt if he refuses.

So far, Congress has not proven that it can hold anyone accountable for thumbing their nose. And unless the DOJ acts, perhaps they will never be able to.

[everyonematters]

28. that's it.