Thursday, May 26, 2022

Appeals court: Trump must testify



In his appeal, Trump’s lawyers had argued that enforcing the subpoenas would violate the Trumps’ constitutional rights because their statements could be used in a parallel criminal investigation. But the four-judge panel on Thursday stated there is no constitutional right that would grant immunity from prosecution to individuals who were called to testify before a grand jury. They also cited the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, which the former president could choose to exercise in his deposition.

  Politico
And he will. He just wanted to show that he's above the law and didn't have to testify, and also to delay the issue.
Trump could still appeal Thursday’s ruling to the New York Court of Appeals, the highest court in the state.
Count on it.
Another big decision for Trump will be whether to answer questions in his deposition or stay silent — invoking his Fifth Amendment right — since anything he says could be used against him in a criminal investigation being conducted by the Manhattan district attorney’s office.
His lawyers will at least tell him to stay silent.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.


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