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Donald Trump’s lead defense attorney said the former president “wanted to get his story out” but decided against testifying in his hush money trial in New York City on the advice of counsel. Todd Blanche appeared on CNN later Thursday after a jury found Trump guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a $130,000 payment to former porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election. Host Kaitlin Collins asked Blanche why Trump didn’t take the stand. “That’s a very personal question to him. … It’s a very difficult question,” he said. “He wanted to get his story o…

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