To plead the Fifth or not to plead the Fifth
FILE - Donald Trump, chairman and CEO of the Trump Organization, poses with his children, from left, Eric, Donald Jr. and Ivanka, at the opening of the Trump SoHo New York on April 9, 2010. Trump must answer questions under oath in New York state’s civil investigation into his business practices, a judge ruled Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. Judge Arthur Engoron ordered Trump and his two eldest children, Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr.
Trump's own lawyers acknowledged during a court hearing Thursday that the former president faces risks by sitting down with attorneys heading up an investigation he long has derided as a “witch hunt.” “If he goes in and follows my advice, which will be you cannot answer these questions without ... immunity because that’s what the law provides, and take the Fifth Amendment, that’ll be on every front page in the newspaper in the world. And how can I possibly pick a jury in that case?” attorney Ronald Fischetti said during Thursday's hearing.
One subject Trump became especially accustomed to was questions about assessments of his wealth and the value of his properties — areas of particular interest in the New York civil inquiry. In trying to get the subpoenas from James voided, Trump's lawyers argued she was engaging in an unfair trick.
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