BPR Political Round Table: Will Trump Testify At The Impeachment Hearings?

President Donald Trump delivers a statement on the Iran nuclear deal from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 8, 2018, in Washington.

Hannah Uebele is a producer for Under the Radar with Callie Crossley and previously worked as associate producer for Boston Public Radio. She graduated from Tufts University with a B.S. in English and Environmental Studies. She's a proud Delawarean but has found herself saying "wicked" more and more often, so the Bostonian metamorphosis is well underway.Contact: hannah_uebele@wgbh.org

November 18, 2019

Updated August 07, 2023

President Donald Trump tweeted on Monday about personally testifying during the impeachment hearings, writing, "Even though I did nothing wrong, and don’t like giving credibility to this No Due Process Hoax, I like the idea & will, in order to get Congress focused again, strongly consider it."

WGBH News Political Reporter Adam Reilly and Joanna Weiss of Experience Magazine joined Boston Public Radio on Monday to discuss if the public should take Trump's tweeted response seriously.

"I don't take it particularly seriously. It's a nice way for him to get all of us to pay attention to him in the moment and then to take attention away from the people who are testifying as the week goes on," Reilly said. "He likes to be the center of attention, this is very much in keeping with that affinity and I'd be stunned if he actually testified."

Weiss attributed Trump's impeachment response to his quick reactions on social media.

"It's also in keeping with him watching live TV and just reacting to it with his thumbs and fingers," she said. "He usually makes these reactions without legal counsel at his side, and so I suspect that when he discusses it, if he does, and listens to his White House team, they might have something else to say."