The former president was originally scheduled to take the stand as the monthslong, $250 million civil fraud trial against him and his company enters its final week.

A source told The Daily Beast that Trump’s lawyers simultaneously notified the court and New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office that he would not be testifying.

The former president was originally going to testify Monday, which he has repeatedly claimed is election interference by the Biden campaign.

Former President Donald Trump wrote on his social media platform Sunday that he is no longer planning to testify in his civil fraud trial in New York on Monday.

Former President Trump is no longer planning to testify in his ongoing New York civil fraud trial on Monday, he said in a Truth Social post on Sunday. Why it matters: Trump, who took the stand in November, was expected to testify Monday as the final and star witness in his own defense in the case.

Former President Donald Trump wrote in a social media post on Sunday that he won't testify in his $250 million civil fraud trial in New York on Monday.

Donald Trump, in an about-face on Sunday, announced he won’t be testifying in his own defense at the New York civil fraud trial that threatens his real estate empire.

Donald J. Trump has changed his mind about returning to the witness stand on Monday to testify in his own defense.

Donald Trump's critics were quick to weigh in on his decision to not take the stand Monday in his New York civil fraud trial.

Former United States President Donald Trump has decided against testifying for a second time at his civil fraud trial in New York, saying he has “nothing more to say”.

Donald Trump had been scheduled to testify in his $250 million civil fraud trial on Monday. He said Sunday he has "nothing more to say."