{"id":123450,"date":"2024-02-20T15:26:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T19:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=123450"},"modified":"2024-02-23T11:07:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T15:07:16","slug":"donald-trump-testimony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/donald-trump-testimony\/","title":{"rendered":"How Donald Trump&#8217;s Testimony Ended Up Hurting Him (The Daily)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What was included in Donald Trump\u2019s testimony in his fraud case? What was his behavior like in the courtroom?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Observations in an episode of <em>The Daily<\/em> podcast suggest Donald Trump\u2019s defense approach was weak. 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