Not defending Trump, but there are a statue of limitation for a reason, so if someone brings a civil lawsuit(not criminal, different standards) claiming that some harm was done 25 years ago, you as a defendant you have to bring evidence, witnesses from 25 years ago to prove your innocence?
@voidabyss
That is the point. You do not need to worry about dead witnesses if they continue to perpetuate the fraud, because there are always new witnesses.