Don't you Trumptards get frustrated of the King Of Liars, Donald Trump? This is the M-O for the Trump team going forward. He'll just keep lying, denying & scheming and you folks will keep soaking in his nonsense. And you want THIS MAN to be the PRESIDENT? IDIOTS!
The former president claimed he had “no choice” but to plead the Fifth.
www.forbes.com
Former President Donald Trump
did not answer any questions during his deposition in the New York attorney general’s investigation into his company, he said Wednesday, claiming he had “no choice” but to plead the Fifth Amendment in light of the FBI raiding his Mar-A-Lago estate on Monday. In a
statement posted to his social network Truth Social, Trump said he “declined to answer the questions” under the advice of his legal counsel, as well as because he believes the investigation is a “vindictive and self-serving fishing expedition” and he “did nothing wrong.”
POSTER'S INJECTION: He had a choice; he had 3 choices: answer truthfully and admit his guilt, answer falsely and risk perjury, or take the Fifth and meet everyone's expectations. Trump didn't surprise us, did he? But, Trump has lied all his life, why stop NOW?
KEY BACKGROUND
A state judge
ordered Trump and his children to testify in James’ investigation in February, and his deposition was
initially set to take place in July before getting
delayed due to the death of his ex-wife Ivana Trump. The Trumps had asked the court to block the subpoenas for their testimony because they believed any information they gave could be used against them as part of James’ separate criminal probe into the Trump Organization, as well as alleging the Democratic AG has a “political agenda.” The judge was unswayed, telling them their argument “completely misses the mark” and they could simply refuse to answer questions under the Fifth Amendment if they didn’t want to incriminate themselves—which Trump ultimately chose to do. Trump’s decision to take the Fifth ensured he didn’t say anything that might help James or a criminal investigation being conducted by the Manhattan district attorney, but it comes with one potential danger: juries in a civil case are free to make a negative judgment about a defendant’s reasons for refusing to testify to protect themselves against self-incrimination. James has been
investigating the Trump Organization since 2019 and
expanded it to include a criminal probe in May 2021. The investigation is examining whether the Trump Organization fraudulently misstated the value of its assets for economic gain, and James alleged in April the company used fraudulent asset valuations “and other misrepresentations” to secure things like loans and tax deductions “on terms more favorable than the true facts warranted.”
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KEY FACTS
Trump was set to
testify Wednesday as part of New York Attorney General Letitia James’ long-running civil probe into the Trump Organization and its financial dealings, in which James has
said investigators have found “significant” evidence of fraud.
In a
statement posted to his social network Truth Social, Trump said he “declined to answer the questions” under the advice of his legal counsel, as well as because he believes the investigation is a “vindictive and self-serving fishing expedition” and he “did nothing wrong.”
CRUCIAL QUOTE
“I once asked,
‘If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?’ Now I know the answer to that question,” Trump said. “When your family, your company, and all the people in your orbit have become the targets of an unfounded, politically motivated Witch Hunt … you have no choice.”
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
James’ investigation into the Trump Organization is still ongoing and it’s unclear when it will come to an end, as legal experts told
Forbes in January probes like this can go on for years. As a civil investigation, the investigation could end with James formally bringing a civil lawsuit against the company, Trump or any of his associates in court, rather than any criminal charges. If the court finds the company or any individuals guilty of fraud, it could result in punishments ranging from monetary damages to the court revoking the Trump Organization’s business certificate.
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