Why did he say he wasn’t allowed to have a jury?
I dunno why he said it. Maybe his lawyers screwed up and didn’t want to let him know.
Possibly because a Motion for Summary Judgment (”MSJ”), like the partial one that was granted by the Judge establishing liability, takes place completely outside of trial and jury and is solely up to the judge. If a MSJ is not filed, then the the jury would have to decide the issue of liability. The problem is not Trump’s lawyers not asking for a jury, it is that the state filed a MSJ and the Judge granted it over Trump’s opposition.