The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. May 22, 2024 Trump Trial: Defense Rests Case as Former President Declines to Take Stand -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Closing arguments will begin next Tuesday in Donald Trump's criminal hush money and 2016 election interference trial. The defense rested their case Tuesday after Trump declined to take the stand. .