Judge denies Trump's jury request in NY civil rape trial.

A judge in Donald Trump's civil rape trial has rebuked his request for jurors to be told that if he did not testify, it would be out of concern that his presence would adversely affect New York City. The judge said that Trump's absence was "by design" and that there was nothing for the court to excuse. The case concerns an alleged rape in the mid-1990s, which Trump denies. Trump's attorneys will not be allowed to tell the jury he wanted to testify but had chosen to spare court and city the "burdens" of his presence.