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Former President Donald rump invokes Fifth Amendment rights and ..
declined to answer questions from NY attorney general
Former PresidentDonald rump invoked his Fifth Amendment rights and declined to answer questions from the New York attorney general at a scheduled deposition today.
"Under the advice of my counsel and for all of the above reasons, I declined to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution," rump said in a statement.
rump was to be deposed by lawyers from New York Attorney General Letitia James' office as part of a more than three-year civil investigation into whether the rump Organization misled lenders, insurers and tax authorities by providing them misleading financial statements.
rump said in a post on Truth Social earlier Wednesday morning that he would be "seeing" James "for a continuation of the greatest Witch Hunt in U.S. history! My great company, and myself, are being attacked from all sides. Banana Republic!"
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Re: Former President Donald rump invokes Fifth Amendment rights and ..
While the furious reaction from the rump world builds, his defenders are ignoring one key fact: The FBI didn't just turn up at his Palm Beach residence on a whim.
They had to obtain a warrant from an independent judge who had to be convinced there was probable cause that a criminal offense had taken place and that there was evidence on site to prove that was the case.
Such procedures are how it's supposed to work in the justice system, which rests on the principle that no one -- not even former presidents -- are above the law.
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