<snip>In somewhat of a surprise move, they also informed the court that they will not play Trump's statements in deposition about the Access Hollywood tape (which were very damaging to him), or call two other witnesses, Natasha Stoynoff and Jessica Leeds, who were going to testify that Trump also sexually assaulted them. This is likely being done for strategic reasons. They simply informed the court that they would not use this evidence in their "case-in-chief." However, if Trump testifies, that evidence and these witnesses could be used to impeach him or could be presented on rebuttal.

What Carroll's lawyers are doing is a tactic where they are essentially daring the defendant to testify and lie so they can make him pay dearly for it if he does, while also dangling a carrot to him to entice him to not testify since the evidence could not be offered at all if the defendant doesn't testify or put on a case. This kind of a move is normally only done when a plaintiff feels extremely confident in how their case has gone up to this point. They are basically saying that they have a lot more they could present that will hurt him, but they will leave it right here if the defendant doesn't testify or put on a defense.

In short, Carroll's lawyers want this to go to the jury right now without any more foolishness from Trump, and are very confident in the outcome.<snip>

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