What Does 'Plead the Fifth' Mean? Will Donald Trump Do It?

[Fort Fun Indiana]

It's kind of charming in a small-town way that you perceive the situation as such. Thanks for confirming that.

We just watched it happen. You told an idiotic lie and got proven wrong after begging so.eone to prove you wrong. Of course, you ignored it and will repeat the lie. Because that is who you are.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

We just watched it happen. You told an idiotic lie and got proven wrong after begging so.eone to prove you wrong. Of course, you ignored it and will repeat the lie. Because that is who you are.

Bless your heart.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Bless your heart.

Haha, roll up into a ball and suck that thumb.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Haha, roll up into a ball and suck that thumb.

You guys really are scared right now, aren't you?

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

You guys really are scared right now, aren't you?

Sure. Yep. Go ahead, soothe yourself.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Sure. Yep. Go ahead, soothe yourself.

I'm perfectly calm. Y'all are the ones spinning and squealing.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

I'm perfectly calm. Y'all are the ones spinning and squealing.

No, you're not. You're a classic low IQ troll, who is frustrated and angry and likes to type fake LOLs. Good luck.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

No, you're not. You're a classic low IQ troll, who is frustrated and angry and likes to type fake LOLs. Good luck.

More please. This is like a delicious juicy ripe peach and we are enjoying slurping it down!

You're terrified.

Just think of how good it will feel when you go to your therapist tomorrow and you can break down and cry about how scared you are.

 

[hjmick]

The ex-president's lawyer has indicated that he will advise Trump to stay mum and invoke the Fifth Amendment's protection against self-incrimination. It's a constitutional right that gets high-profile exposure in settings from Congress to TV crime shows, but there are nuances. Here's what it means — and doesn't — to “plead (or ‘take’) the Fifth."
https://www.usnews.com/news/politic...es-plead-the-fifth-mean-will-the-trumps-do-it

He once said only mobsters plead the 5th. How very telling.

Individual 1 wants you to believe he's being persecuted. Imagine how loud he will squeal when he is being prosecuted.

What do you mean "will he do it?" Was there ever any doubt? I knew when he said "only mobsters take the fifth" he would do it if ever faced with answering questions under oath. Legally speaking, he'd be a bigger fool than he already is if he didn't plead the fifth.

He invoked his Fifth Amendment right. You should not infer anything by that...

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

More please. This is like a delicious juicy ripe peach and we are enjoying slurping it down!

You're terrified.

Just think of how good it will feel when you go to your therapist tomorrow and you can break down and cry about how scared you are.

Yes, that's what low IQ trolls do. I know you love the attention. That's fine.

 

[Jim H - VA USA]

Worth mentioning since no one has done so, so far...

One has the right to remain silent (with exceptions, like when one is granted immunity and compelled to testify.)

If one is confronted with frivolous charges, it is often the best course to simply keep one's mouth shut. Anything one says can be used against one.

Trump obviously did not feel the need to defend himself at this time.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Yes, that's what low IQ trolls do. I know you love the attention. That's fine.

Whimper more. It's delicious.

Now it's your turn. Cry for attention. Go ahead and do it.

 

[berg80]

Here's what makes Don pleading the 5th even more damning.

“The negative inference that can be drawn at a civil trial down the road isn’t great for him — that’s the consequence of refusing to testify today, that the jury will be instructed that they can infer that his testimony would have harmed his case — but it’s small potatoes compared to the substantial risk that he would (1) disclose damaging information that could be used against him civilly and/or criminally, (2) lie to avoid disclosing harmful information and thereby open himself up to perjury charges, or both,” she told Law&Crime.

Donald Trump's Fifth Amendment Assertions Can Protect Him Criminally — But May Hurt Him in a Civil Case

Donald Trump asserting his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination could protect him in criminal matters — but hurt him in a likely civil case.

lawandcrime.com

The jury can not be so instructed in a criminal trial. But in a civil case they are allowed to assume, as they should, that Don pleading the 5th was done because testifying truthfully would have revealed his participation in a criminal act.

 

[eagle1462010]

Here's what makes Don pleading the 5th even more damning.

“The negative inference that can be drawn at a civil trial down the road isn’t great for him — that’s the consequence of refusing to testify today, that the jury will be instructed that they can infer that his testimony would have harmed his case — but it’s small potatoes compared to the substantial risk that he would (1) disclose damaging information that could be used against him civilly and/or criminally, (2) lie to avoid disclosing harmful information and thereby open himself up to perjury charges, or both,” she told Law&Crime.

Donald Trump's Fifth Amendment Assertions Can Protect Him Criminally — But May Hurt Him in a Civil Case

Donald Trump asserting his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination could protect him in criminal matters — but hurt him in a likely civil case.

lawandcrime.com

The jury can not be so instructed in a criminal trial. But in a civil case they are allowed to assume, as they should, that Don pleading the 5th was done because testifying truthfully would have revealed his participation in a criminal act.

Who da **** wants to testify in a fishing show anyways. Umm answer the question.

GO FISH!

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Worth mentioning since no one has done so, so far...

One has the right to remain silent (with exceptions, like when one is granted immunity and compelled to testify.)

If one is confronted with frivolous charges, it is often the best course to simply keep one's mouth shut. Anything one says can be used against one.

Trump obviously did not feel the need to defend himself at this time.

You have no right to remain silent when ordered to testify. So that's utter nonsense invented out of thin air.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Jim H - VA USA come back and own the lie

 

[Jim H - VA USA]

Jim H - VA USA come back and own the lie

Do you not understand that the word I used, "compelled," is a synonym for the word you used, "ordered?".

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Do you not understand that the word I used, "compelled," is a synonym for the word you used, "ordered?".

You're wrong either way. If you testify in court and stay silent, the judge will throw you in jail.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

The ex-president's lawyer has indicated that he will advise Trump to stay mum and invoke the Fifth Amendment's protection against self-incrimination. It's a constitutional right that gets high-profile exposure in settings from Congress to TV crime shows, but there are nuances. Here's what it means — and doesn't — to “plead (or ‘take’) the Fifth."
https://www.usnews.com/news/politic...es-plead-the-fifth-mean-will-the-trumps-do-it

He once said only mobsters plead the 5th. How very telling.

Individual 1 wants you to believe he's being persecuted. Imagine how loud he will squeal when he is being prosecuted.

Here is the Donald Trump version of I plead the fifth. Are you ready?

 

[Jim H - VA USA]

You're wrong either way. If you testify in court and stay silent, the judge will throw you in jail.

You probably have not been to court, which is a good thing.

I have been to federal court many times and witnessed tens of hearings as a Grand Juror. All witnesses are told they have the right to remain silent by taking the 5th, told by every single US Attorney, without fail.

People under trial do not even have to take the stand in their own defense normally. You should know this.