5th Amendment

Former president Donald Trump said in a statement that he has had no option but to use the Fifth Amendment in the New York attorney general's investigation ...

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Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he invoked the Fifth Amendment during a deposition as part of the New York attorney general's civil ...

Invoking the Fifth Amendment looks different in different settings, according to the Legal Information Institute. If you are being questioned by government investigators, it usually means exercising the right to remain silent. But in civil cases, like Trump's, that's not always the case. Here’s what you need to know about the Fifth Amendment. That right was broadened with the Supreme Court's landmark Miranda v. That's what Trump invoked in declining to answer the New York attorney general's office's questions. The attorney general's office confirmed this.

Mr Trump once declared only the 'mob' pleads the Fifth Amendment, but this week he did just that. Here's what it means. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 10: ...

Mr Trump has denied the allegations, slamming it as a political “witch hunt” by Democratic officials. The Supreme Court has said allowing that inference would penalise defendants for using a form of constitutional protection. Donald Jr. and Ivanka reportedly gave their depositions recently, and it’s yet unclear whether they took the Fifth. In practice, people can choose to answer some questions but not others – although this can be risky. The court has also questioned the reliability of confessions made under duress. It’s a departure from his previous stance in which Mr Trump has suggested only people with something to hide use the protection.

Donald Trump kept his date with New York Attorney General in Manhattan but declined to answer questions from the latters office, a calculated and yet ...

In January this year, she accused the Trump Organization of repeatedly misrepresenting the value of its assets to bolster its bottom line, saying that the company had engaged in "fraudulent or misleading" practices. As we battle the economic impact of the pandemic, we need your support even more, so that we can continue to offer you more quality content. In January, Trump asked a judge in New York to strike down a subpoena from James seeking his testimony and personal documents. Three months later, she filed a motion to hold Trump in contempt for failing to turn over documents. "He should know that we here in New York, and I, in particular, we are not scared of you," she said in her victory speech. In March 2019, she started a civil investigation that focused on whether Trump had systematically mis-stated the value of his assets to gain financial advantage with lenders and tax authorities. James, a former New York City councilwoman from Brooklyn, who rose to become the city's public advocate, was elected attorney general in 2018, becoming the first Black woman to hold statewide office. But Trump invoked his constitutional right against self-incrimination during the deposition, declining to answer questions. Trump's company provided the statements to banks in hopes of obtaining loans. But if she ultimately sues Trump, and if James prevails at trial, a judge could impose steep financial penalties on Trump and restrict his business operations in New York. Staying silent could also hurt Trump politically at a time when he is hinting that he will join the 2024 presidential race; it could raise questions about what he might be trying to hide. He has long considered himself his best spokesman, and those who had questioned him in the past, as well as some of his own advisers, believed he was unlikely to stay quiet.

Former President Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a deposition in the New York Attorney General's probe into the ...

With former President Trump pleading the fifth amendment during his deposition yesterday, where exactly does this case stand? The deposition is part of the ...