January 20, 2022
THE TIGHTENING NOOSE:
Eric Trump Pleaded The Fifth More Than 500 Times In Deposition, Court Filing Says (Josephine Harvey, 01/19/2022, HuffPo)
Eric Trump and Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg invoked their Fifth Amendment rights more than 500 times when questioned by the New York attorney general's office for its investigation into the company's finances, according to a Tuesday court filing."Eric Trump then invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in response to more than 500 questions over six hours," the filing says of an Oct. 5, 2020, interview with former President Donald Trump's son.Weisselberg reportedly did so during an interview on Sept. 24, 2020: "After answering a number of preliminary questions, Allen Weisselberg invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination to more than 500 questions over five-and-a-half hours."
Even criminals have rights.
Posted by Orrin Judd at January 20, 2022 12:00 AM