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Only guilty people plead the fifth
~Donald J Trump | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…"
] |
>
r/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university
They're obviously just busy with bigger issues
(heaviest of sarcasm) | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump"
] |
>
dont forget about hunter bidens dick pics! | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)"
] |
>
And gas stoves | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!"
] |
>
And fat, un-sexy M&M's. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves"
] |
>
Don't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's."
] |
>
Boy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats."
] |
>
My aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year."
] |
>
My family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border."
] |
>
Does he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied? | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding."
] |
>
It was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?"
] |
>
Michael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes."
] |
>
No wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup."
] |
>
It's all he ever knew. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot."
] |
>
No freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew."
] |
>
It's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger."
] |
>
Remember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member."
] |
>
Remember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?
Did you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?
Once again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair.
Trump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor."
] |
>
My gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander."
] |
>
Cartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person."
] |
>
When people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's "smart" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich"
] |
>
The fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going."
] |
>
Maybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards.
There’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them."
] |
>
It’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is."
] |
>
Taking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury.
This is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad."
] |
>
In criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either."
] |
>
Sure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits."
] |
>
I don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless."
] |
>
I have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.
There have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies."
] |
>
Not being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.
Very publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned."
] |
>
Considering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water."
] |
>
Sometimes? | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice."
] |
>
Those being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?"
] |
>
That's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this? | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again."
] |
>
“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”
And what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?
I don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?"
] |
>
“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”
-The Gang Pleads the Fifth- | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult."
] |
>
That would be a 10/10 cold open | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-"
] |
>
Once the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.
He began with a familiar refrain: "This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country." He called James "a renegade and out of control prosecutor" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices.
Just over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.
"This whole thing is very unfair," Trump says in the deposition video.
"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool," Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, "I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.
"This will be my answer to any further questions."
Senior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted "for the record" that the statement was "lengthy," and that "obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations." Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.
At the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, "For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question."
Wallace then told Trump he could just say, "same answer" — "to speed things up."
Trump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.
During one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports "should no longer be relied upon."
"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?" Wallace asked.
"Same answer," Trump replied.
Was he "aware" they "contained false and misleading statements"?
"Same answer." | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open"
] |
>
"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution."
I wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\""
] |
>
In civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up."
] |
>
Adverse inference is the legal term | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt."
] |
>
Fascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term"
] |
>
Facts. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it."
] |
>
The majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.
What we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts."
] |
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No but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact."
] |
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If that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life"
] |
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Making threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell"
] |
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This mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner."
] |
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Didn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago? | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage"
] |
>
He and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?"
] |
>
Trump: "I will drain the swamp"
Trump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part
Trump: "Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal"
Trump invoked the 5th
Trump: "Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison"
Trump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)
"If I lose its because it's rigged"
Trump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it
I think I'm sensing a pattern here... | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off."
] |
>
Every accusation is a confession. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here..."
] |
>
He is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession."
] |
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Absolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of."
] |
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And in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison."
] |
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I'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did.
This guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked.
They honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply."
] |
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just wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad."
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He’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it"
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Lock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser."
] |
>
I'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up."
] |
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in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation
civil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response."
] |
>
The only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump."
] |
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Two things can be mutually true:
The 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right
Said individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim "that means they are guilty".
Very clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him"
] |
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Except this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy"
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I still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty."
] |
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If they have him on record saying "you're guilty if you invoke the 5th".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt? | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes."
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Was anyone really expecting anything different? | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?"
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I never expect him to say anything useful. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?"
] |
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soooo badly after all that I want the next question to be
“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”
“same answer” | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful."
] |
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Guilty, guilty, guilty! | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”"
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Newly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.
"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool," Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, "I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution."
After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.
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"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!"
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If you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?
The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?
-- Donald, I commit 15 crimes before breakfast, Trump | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!",
">\n\nThis is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)\n\n\nNewly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\nAfter the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\n\n\nExtended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Trump^#1 question^#2 New^#3 attorney^#4 answer^#5"
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I have always wondered if the people who voted for him truly understand what a con man he is. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!",
">\n\nThis is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)\n\n\nNewly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\nAfter the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\n\n\nExtended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Trump^#1 question^#2 New^#3 attorney^#4 answer^#5",
">\n\n\nIf you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?\n The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment? \n-- Donald, I commit 15 crimes before breakfast, Trump"
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Nope, because they are still backing him lol. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!",
">\n\nThis is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)\n\n\nNewly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\nAfter the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\n\n\nExtended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Trump^#1 question^#2 New^#3 attorney^#4 answer^#5",
">\n\n\nIf you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?\n The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment? \n-- Donald, I commit 15 crimes before breakfast, Trump",
">\n\nI have always wondered if the people who voted for him truly understand what a con man he is."
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That's not very alpha male of him. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!",
">\n\nThis is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)\n\n\nNewly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\nAfter the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\n\n\nExtended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Trump^#1 question^#2 New^#3 attorney^#4 answer^#5",
">\n\n\nIf you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?\n The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment? \n-- Donald, I commit 15 crimes before breakfast, Trump",
">\n\nI have always wondered if the people who voted for him truly understand what a con man he is.",
">\n\nNope, because they are still backing him lol."
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It was a perfect 5th. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!",
">\n\nThis is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)\n\n\nNewly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\nAfter the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\n\n\nExtended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Trump^#1 question^#2 New^#3 attorney^#4 answer^#5",
">\n\n\nIf you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?\n The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment? \n-- Donald, I commit 15 crimes before breakfast, Trump",
">\n\nI have always wondered if the people who voted for him truly understand what a con man he is.",
">\n\nNope, because they are still backing him lol.",
">\n\nThat's not very alpha male of him."
] |
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"only the mob takes the fifth." | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!",
">\n\nThis is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)\n\n\nNewly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\nAfter the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\n\n\nExtended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Trump^#1 question^#2 New^#3 attorney^#4 answer^#5",
">\n\n\nIf you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?\n The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment? \n-- Donald, I commit 15 crimes before breakfast, Trump",
">\n\nI have always wondered if the people who voted for him truly understand what a con man he is.",
">\n\nNope, because they are still backing him lol.",
">\n\nThat's not very alpha male of him.",
">\n\nIt was a perfect 5th."
] |
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“You see the mob takes the fifth" - “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -Donald J Trump, Iowa rally, 2016. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!",
">\n\nThis is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)\n\n\nNewly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\nAfter the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\n\n\nExtended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Trump^#1 question^#2 New^#3 attorney^#4 answer^#5",
">\n\n\nIf you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?\n The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment? \n-- Donald, I commit 15 crimes before breakfast, Trump",
">\n\nI have always wondered if the people who voted for him truly understand what a con man he is.",
">\n\nNope, because they are still backing him lol.",
">\n\nThat's not very alpha male of him.",
">\n\nIt was a perfect 5th.",
">\n\n\"only the mob takes the fifth.\""
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“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”
-Don “Bunker Grandpa” Trunk | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!",
">\n\nThis is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)\n\n\nNewly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\nAfter the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\n\n\nExtended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Trump^#1 question^#2 New^#3 attorney^#4 answer^#5",
">\n\n\nIf you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?\n The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment? \n-- Donald, I commit 15 crimes before breakfast, Trump",
">\n\nI have always wondered if the people who voted for him truly understand what a con man he is.",
">\n\nNope, because they are still backing him lol.",
">\n\nThat's not very alpha male of him.",
">\n\nIt was a perfect 5th.",
">\n\n\"only the mob takes the fifth.\"",
">\n\n“You see the mob takes the fifth\" - “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -Donald J Trump, Iowa rally, 2016."
] |
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Don’t only criminals take the 5th? I heard that somewhere | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!",
">\n\nThis is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)\n\n\nNewly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\nAfter the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\n\n\nExtended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Trump^#1 question^#2 New^#3 attorney^#4 answer^#5",
">\n\n\nIf you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?\n The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment? \n-- Donald, I commit 15 crimes before breakfast, Trump",
">\n\nI have always wondered if the people who voted for him truly understand what a con man he is.",
">\n\nNope, because they are still backing him lol.",
">\n\nThat's not very alpha male of him.",
">\n\nIt was a perfect 5th.",
">\n\n\"only the mob takes the fifth.\"",
">\n\n“You see the mob takes the fifth\" - “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -Donald J Trump, Iowa rally, 2016.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-Don “Bunker Grandpa” Trunk"
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He looks like a punished toddler.
It's not fair. I didn't do it. Your mean to me. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!",
">\n\nThis is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)\n\n\nNewly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\nAfter the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\n\n\nExtended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Trump^#1 question^#2 New^#3 attorney^#4 answer^#5",
">\n\n\nIf you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?\n The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment? \n-- Donald, I commit 15 crimes before breakfast, Trump",
">\n\nI have always wondered if the people who voted for him truly understand what a con man he is.",
">\n\nNope, because they are still backing him lol.",
">\n\nThat's not very alpha male of him.",
">\n\nIt was a perfect 5th.",
">\n\n\"only the mob takes the fifth.\"",
">\n\n“You see the mob takes the fifth\" - “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -Donald J Trump, Iowa rally, 2016.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-Don “Bunker Grandpa” Trunk",
">\n\nDon’t only criminals take the 5th? I heard that somewhere"
] |
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When his opponents plead the fifth it's because they have something to hide.
When he does it its because it's political persecution.
What a fucken hypocrite... | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!",
">\n\nThis is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)\n\n\nNewly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\nAfter the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\n\n\nExtended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Trump^#1 question^#2 New^#3 attorney^#4 answer^#5",
">\n\n\nIf you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?\n The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment? \n-- Donald, I commit 15 crimes before breakfast, Trump",
">\n\nI have always wondered if the people who voted for him truly understand what a con man he is.",
">\n\nNope, because they are still backing him lol.",
">\n\nThat's not very alpha male of him.",
">\n\nIt was a perfect 5th.",
">\n\n\"only the mob takes the fifth.\"",
">\n\n“You see the mob takes the fifth\" - “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -Donald J Trump, Iowa rally, 2016.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-Don “Bunker Grandpa” Trunk",
">\n\nDon’t only criminals take the 5th? I heard that somewhere",
">\n\nHe looks like a punished toddler.\nIt's not fair. I didn't do it. Your mean to me."
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Not a large leap to the "if You are innocent, you don't need to run from the police"...
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"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!",
">\n\nThis is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)\n\n\nNewly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\nAfter the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\n\n\nExtended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Trump^#1 question^#2 New^#3 attorney^#4 answer^#5",
">\n\n\nIf you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?\n The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment? \n-- Donald, I commit 15 crimes before breakfast, Trump",
">\n\nI have always wondered if the people who voted for him truly understand what a con man he is.",
">\n\nNope, because they are still backing him lol.",
">\n\nThat's not very alpha male of him.",
">\n\nIt was a perfect 5th.",
">\n\n\"only the mob takes the fifth.\"",
">\n\n“You see the mob takes the fifth\" - “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -Donald J Trump, Iowa rally, 2016.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-Don “Bunker Grandpa” Trunk",
">\n\nDon’t only criminals take the 5th? I heard that somewhere",
">\n\nHe looks like a punished toddler.\nIt's not fair. I didn't do it. Your mean to me.",
">\n\nWhen his opponents plead the fifth it's because they have something to hide.\nWhen he does it its because it's political persecution.\nWhat a fucken hypocrite..."
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Hey donnie... thought only guilty people plead the 5th???? hypocritical orange turd | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!",
">\n\nThis is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)\n\n\nNewly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\nAfter the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\n\n\nExtended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Trump^#1 question^#2 New^#3 attorney^#4 answer^#5",
">\n\n\nIf you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?\n The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment? \n-- Donald, I commit 15 crimes before breakfast, Trump",
">\n\nI have always wondered if the people who voted for him truly understand what a con man he is.",
">\n\nNope, because they are still backing him lol.",
">\n\nThat's not very alpha male of him.",
">\n\nIt was a perfect 5th.",
">\n\n\"only the mob takes the fifth.\"",
">\n\n“You see the mob takes the fifth\" - “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -Donald J Trump, Iowa rally, 2016.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-Don “Bunker Grandpa” Trunk",
">\n\nDon’t only criminals take the 5th? I heard that somewhere",
">\n\nHe looks like a punished toddler.\nIt's not fair. I didn't do it. Your mean to me.",
">\n\nWhen his opponents plead the fifth it's because they have something to hide.\nWhen he does it its because it's political persecution.\nWhat a fucken hypocrite...",
">\n\nNot a large leap to the \"if You are innocent, you don't need to run from the police\"...\nAnybody having Trump running from the police on their 2023 bingo card?"
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What an absolute pos | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!",
">\n\nThis is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)\n\n\nNewly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\nAfter the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\n\n\nExtended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Trump^#1 question^#2 New^#3 attorney^#4 answer^#5",
">\n\n\nIf you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?\n The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment? \n-- Donald, I commit 15 crimes before breakfast, Trump",
">\n\nI have always wondered if the people who voted for him truly understand what a con man he is.",
">\n\nNope, because they are still backing him lol.",
">\n\nThat's not very alpha male of him.",
">\n\nIt was a perfect 5th.",
">\n\n\"only the mob takes the fifth.\"",
">\n\n“You see the mob takes the fifth\" - “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -Donald J Trump, Iowa rally, 2016.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-Don “Bunker Grandpa” Trunk",
">\n\nDon’t only criminals take the 5th? I heard that somewhere",
">\n\nHe looks like a punished toddler.\nIt's not fair. I didn't do it. Your mean to me.",
">\n\nWhen his opponents plead the fifth it's because they have something to hide.\nWhen he does it its because it's political persecution.\nWhat a fucken hypocrite...",
">\n\nNot a large leap to the \"if You are innocent, you don't need to run from the police\"...\nAnybody having Trump running from the police on their 2023 bingo card?",
">\n\nHey donnie... thought only guilty people plead the 5th???? hypocritical orange turd"
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The perfect campaign ad is the start where he says only guilty people plead the fifth, then for a solid minute it's him being asked questions and he repeat "same answer" from the first fifth take, and then it ends with "and you think this man should run for president?“
And that's the only ad you need against him in 2024. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!",
">\n\nThis is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)\n\n\nNewly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\nAfter the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\n\n\nExtended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Trump^#1 question^#2 New^#3 attorney^#4 answer^#5",
">\n\n\nIf you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?\n The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment? \n-- Donald, I commit 15 crimes before breakfast, Trump",
">\n\nI have always wondered if the people who voted for him truly understand what a con man he is.",
">\n\nNope, because they are still backing him lol.",
">\n\nThat's not very alpha male of him.",
">\n\nIt was a perfect 5th.",
">\n\n\"only the mob takes the fifth.\"",
">\n\n“You see the mob takes the fifth\" - “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -Donald J Trump, Iowa rally, 2016.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-Don “Bunker Grandpa” Trunk",
">\n\nDon’t only criminals take the 5th? I heard that somewhere",
">\n\nHe looks like a punished toddler.\nIt's not fair. I didn't do it. Your mean to me.",
">\n\nWhen his opponents plead the fifth it's because they have something to hide.\nWhen he does it its because it's political persecution.\nWhat a fucken hypocrite...",
">\n\nNot a large leap to the \"if You are innocent, you don't need to run from the police\"...\nAnybody having Trump running from the police on their 2023 bingo card?",
">\n\nHey donnie... thought only guilty people plead the 5th???? hypocritical orange turd",
">\n\nWhat an absolute pos"
] |
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Wow not only the 45th but the 440 5th! | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!",
">\n\nThis is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)\n\n\nNewly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\nAfter the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\n\n\nExtended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Trump^#1 question^#2 New^#3 attorney^#4 answer^#5",
">\n\n\nIf you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?\n The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment? \n-- Donald, I commit 15 crimes before breakfast, Trump",
">\n\nI have always wondered if the people who voted for him truly understand what a con man he is.",
">\n\nNope, because they are still backing him lol.",
">\n\nThat's not very alpha male of him.",
">\n\nIt was a perfect 5th.",
">\n\n\"only the mob takes the fifth.\"",
">\n\n“You see the mob takes the fifth\" - “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -Donald J Trump, Iowa rally, 2016.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-Don “Bunker Grandpa” Trunk",
">\n\nDon’t only criminals take the 5th? I heard that somewhere",
">\n\nHe looks like a punished toddler.\nIt's not fair. I didn't do it. Your mean to me.",
">\n\nWhen his opponents plead the fifth it's because they have something to hide.\nWhen he does it its because it's political persecution.\nWhat a fucken hypocrite...",
">\n\nNot a large leap to the \"if You are innocent, you don't need to run from the police\"...\nAnybody having Trump running from the police on their 2023 bingo card?",
">\n\nHey donnie... thought only guilty people plead the 5th???? hypocritical orange turd",
">\n\nWhat an absolute pos",
">\n\nThe perfect campaign ad is the start where he says only guilty people plead the fifth, then for a solid minute it's him being asked questions and he repeat \"same answer\" from the first fifth take, and then it ends with \"and you think this man should run for president?“\nAnd that's the only ad you need against him in 2024."
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Huh. And here I thought only crooks pleaded the Fifth. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!",
">\n\nThis is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)\n\n\nNewly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\nAfter the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\n\n\nExtended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Trump^#1 question^#2 New^#3 attorney^#4 answer^#5",
">\n\n\nIf you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?\n The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment? \n-- Donald, I commit 15 crimes before breakfast, Trump",
">\n\nI have always wondered if the people who voted for him truly understand what a con man he is.",
">\n\nNope, because they are still backing him lol.",
">\n\nThat's not very alpha male of him.",
">\n\nIt was a perfect 5th.",
">\n\n\"only the mob takes the fifth.\"",
">\n\n“You see the mob takes the fifth\" - “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -Donald J Trump, Iowa rally, 2016.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-Don “Bunker Grandpa” Trunk",
">\n\nDon’t only criminals take the 5th? I heard that somewhere",
">\n\nHe looks like a punished toddler.\nIt's not fair. I didn't do it. Your mean to me.",
">\n\nWhen his opponents plead the fifth it's because they have something to hide.\nWhen he does it its because it's political persecution.\nWhat a fucken hypocrite...",
">\n\nNot a large leap to the \"if You are innocent, you don't need to run from the police\"...\nAnybody having Trump running from the police on their 2023 bingo card?",
">\n\nHey donnie... thought only guilty people plead the 5th???? hypocritical orange turd",
">\n\nWhat an absolute pos",
">\n\nThe perfect campaign ad is the start where he says only guilty people plead the fifth, then for a solid minute it's him being asked questions and he repeat \"same answer\" from the first fifth take, and then it ends with \"and you think this man should run for president?“\nAnd that's the only ad you need against him in 2024.",
">\n\nWow not only the 45th but the 440 5th!"
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Dear DJT,
F*** your feelings!
Sincerely,
A liberal. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!",
">\n\nThis is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)\n\n\nNewly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\nAfter the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\n\n\nExtended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Trump^#1 question^#2 New^#3 attorney^#4 answer^#5",
">\n\n\nIf you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?\n The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment? \n-- Donald, I commit 15 crimes before breakfast, Trump",
">\n\nI have always wondered if the people who voted for him truly understand what a con man he is.",
">\n\nNope, because they are still backing him lol.",
">\n\nThat's not very alpha male of him.",
">\n\nIt was a perfect 5th.",
">\n\n\"only the mob takes the fifth.\"",
">\n\n“You see the mob takes the fifth\" - “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -Donald J Trump, Iowa rally, 2016.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-Don “Bunker Grandpa” Trunk",
">\n\nDon’t only criminals take the 5th? I heard that somewhere",
">\n\nHe looks like a punished toddler.\nIt's not fair. I didn't do it. Your mean to me.",
">\n\nWhen his opponents plead the fifth it's because they have something to hide.\nWhen he does it its because it's political persecution.\nWhat a fucken hypocrite...",
">\n\nNot a large leap to the \"if You are innocent, you don't need to run from the police\"...\nAnybody having Trump running from the police on their 2023 bingo card?",
">\n\nHey donnie... thought only guilty people plead the 5th???? hypocritical orange turd",
">\n\nWhat an absolute pos",
">\n\nThe perfect campaign ad is the start where he says only guilty people plead the fifth, then for a solid minute it's him being asked questions and he repeat \"same answer\" from the first fifth take, and then it ends with \"and you think this man should run for president?“\nAnd that's the only ad you need against him in 2024.",
">\n\nWow not only the 45th but the 440 5th!",
">\n\nHuh. And here I thought only crooks pleaded the Fifth."
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"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!",
">\n\nThis is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)\n\n\nNewly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\nAfter the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\n\n\nExtended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Trump^#1 question^#2 New^#3 attorney^#4 answer^#5",
">\n\n\nIf you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?\n The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment? \n-- Donald, I commit 15 crimes before breakfast, Trump",
">\n\nI have always wondered if the people who voted for him truly understand what a con man he is.",
">\n\nNope, because they are still backing him lol.",
">\n\nThat's not very alpha male of him.",
">\n\nIt was a perfect 5th.",
">\n\n\"only the mob takes the fifth.\"",
">\n\n“You see the mob takes the fifth\" - “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -Donald J Trump, Iowa rally, 2016.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-Don “Bunker Grandpa” Trunk",
">\n\nDon’t only criminals take the 5th? I heard that somewhere",
">\n\nHe looks like a punished toddler.\nIt's not fair. I didn't do it. Your mean to me.",
">\n\nWhen his opponents plead the fifth it's because they have something to hide.\nWhen he does it its because it's political persecution.\nWhat a fucken hypocrite...",
">\n\nNot a large leap to the \"if You are innocent, you don't need to run from the police\"...\nAnybody having Trump running from the police on their 2023 bingo card?",
">\n\nHey donnie... thought only guilty people plead the 5th???? hypocritical orange turd",
">\n\nWhat an absolute pos",
">\n\nThe perfect campaign ad is the start where he says only guilty people plead the fifth, then for a solid minute it's him being asked questions and he repeat \"same answer\" from the first fifth take, and then it ends with \"and you think this man should run for president?“\nAnd that's the only ad you need against him in 2024.",
">\n\nWow not only the 45th but the 440 5th!",
">\n\nHuh. And here I thought only crooks pleaded the Fifth.",
">\n\nDear DJT,\nF*** your feelings!\nSincerely,\nA liberal."
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Donald Trump declaring himself guilty af | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!",
">\n\nThis is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)\n\n\nNewly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\nAfter the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\n\n\nExtended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Trump^#1 question^#2 New^#3 attorney^#4 answer^#5",
">\n\n\nIf you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?\n The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment? \n-- Donald, I commit 15 crimes before breakfast, Trump",
">\n\nI have always wondered if the people who voted for him truly understand what a con man he is.",
">\n\nNope, because they are still backing him lol.",
">\n\nThat's not very alpha male of him.",
">\n\nIt was a perfect 5th.",
">\n\n\"only the mob takes the fifth.\"",
">\n\n“You see the mob takes the fifth\" - “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -Donald J Trump, Iowa rally, 2016.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-Don “Bunker Grandpa” Trunk",
">\n\nDon’t only criminals take the 5th? I heard that somewhere",
">\n\nHe looks like a punished toddler.\nIt's not fair. I didn't do it. Your mean to me.",
">\n\nWhen his opponents plead the fifth it's because they have something to hide.\nWhen he does it its because it's political persecution.\nWhat a fucken hypocrite...",
">\n\nNot a large leap to the \"if You are innocent, you don't need to run from the police\"...\nAnybody having Trump running from the police on their 2023 bingo card?",
">\n\nHey donnie... thought only guilty people plead the 5th???? hypocritical orange turd",
">\n\nWhat an absolute pos",
">\n\nThe perfect campaign ad is the start where he says only guilty people plead the fifth, then for a solid minute it's him being asked questions and he repeat \"same answer\" from the first fifth take, and then it ends with \"and you think this man should run for president?“\nAnd that's the only ad you need against him in 2024.",
">\n\nWow not only the 45th but the 440 5th!",
">\n\nHuh. And here I thought only crooks pleaded the Fifth.",
">\n\nDear DJT,\nF*** your feelings!\nSincerely,\nA liberal.",
">\n\nBut you said only cowards plead the fifth?"
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Weakness personified. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!",
">\n\nThis is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)\n\n\nNewly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\nAfter the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\n\n\nExtended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Trump^#1 question^#2 New^#3 attorney^#4 answer^#5",
">\n\n\nIf you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?\n The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment? \n-- Donald, I commit 15 crimes before breakfast, Trump",
">\n\nI have always wondered if the people who voted for him truly understand what a con man he is.",
">\n\nNope, because they are still backing him lol.",
">\n\nThat's not very alpha male of him.",
">\n\nIt was a perfect 5th.",
">\n\n\"only the mob takes the fifth.\"",
">\n\n“You see the mob takes the fifth\" - “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -Donald J Trump, Iowa rally, 2016.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-Don “Bunker Grandpa” Trunk",
">\n\nDon’t only criminals take the 5th? I heard that somewhere",
">\n\nHe looks like a punished toddler.\nIt's not fair. I didn't do it. Your mean to me.",
">\n\nWhen his opponents plead the fifth it's because they have something to hide.\nWhen he does it its because it's political persecution.\nWhat a fucken hypocrite...",
">\n\nNot a large leap to the \"if You are innocent, you don't need to run from the police\"...\nAnybody having Trump running from the police on their 2023 bingo card?",
">\n\nHey donnie... thought only guilty people plead the 5th???? hypocritical orange turd",
">\n\nWhat an absolute pos",
">\n\nThe perfect campaign ad is the start where he says only guilty people plead the fifth, then for a solid minute it's him being asked questions and he repeat \"same answer\" from the first fifth take, and then it ends with \"and you think this man should run for president?“\nAnd that's the only ad you need against him in 2024.",
">\n\nWow not only the 45th but the 440 5th!",
">\n\nHuh. And here I thought only crooks pleaded the Fifth.",
">\n\nDear DJT,\nF*** your feelings!\nSincerely,\nA liberal.",
">\n\nBut you said only cowards plead the fifth?",
">\n\nDonald Trump declaring himself guilty af"
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What was it that he said about those who plead the 5th amendment ? | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!",
">\n\nThis is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)\n\n\nNewly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\nAfter the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\n\n\nExtended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Trump^#1 question^#2 New^#3 attorney^#4 answer^#5",
">\n\n\nIf you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?\n The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment? \n-- Donald, I commit 15 crimes before breakfast, Trump",
">\n\nI have always wondered if the people who voted for him truly understand what a con man he is.",
">\n\nNope, because they are still backing him lol.",
">\n\nThat's not very alpha male of him.",
">\n\nIt was a perfect 5th.",
">\n\n\"only the mob takes the fifth.\"",
">\n\n“You see the mob takes the fifth\" - “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -Donald J Trump, Iowa rally, 2016.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-Don “Bunker Grandpa” Trunk",
">\n\nDon’t only criminals take the 5th? I heard that somewhere",
">\n\nHe looks like a punished toddler.\nIt's not fair. I didn't do it. Your mean to me.",
">\n\nWhen his opponents plead the fifth it's because they have something to hide.\nWhen he does it its because it's political persecution.\nWhat a fucken hypocrite...",
">\n\nNot a large leap to the \"if You are innocent, you don't need to run from the police\"...\nAnybody having Trump running from the police on their 2023 bingo card?",
">\n\nHey donnie... thought only guilty people plead the 5th???? hypocritical orange turd",
">\n\nWhat an absolute pos",
">\n\nThe perfect campaign ad is the start where he says only guilty people plead the fifth, then for a solid minute it's him being asked questions and he repeat \"same answer\" from the first fifth take, and then it ends with \"and you think this man should run for president?“\nAnd that's the only ad you need against him in 2024.",
">\n\nWow not only the 45th but the 440 5th!",
">\n\nHuh. And here I thought only crooks pleaded the Fifth.",
">\n\nDear DJT,\nF*** your feelings!\nSincerely,\nA liberal.",
">\n\nBut you said only cowards plead the fifth?",
">\n\nDonald Trump declaring himself guilty af",
">\n\nWeakness personified."
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Yeah, but not him dude … it’s different when he does it. /s | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!",
">\n\nThis is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)\n\n\nNewly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\nAfter the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\n\n\nExtended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Trump^#1 question^#2 New^#3 attorney^#4 answer^#5",
">\n\n\nIf you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?\n The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment? \n-- Donald, I commit 15 crimes before breakfast, Trump",
">\n\nI have always wondered if the people who voted for him truly understand what a con man he is.",
">\n\nNope, because they are still backing him lol.",
">\n\nThat's not very alpha male of him.",
">\n\nIt was a perfect 5th.",
">\n\n\"only the mob takes the fifth.\"",
">\n\n“You see the mob takes the fifth\" - “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -Donald J Trump, Iowa rally, 2016.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-Don “Bunker Grandpa” Trunk",
">\n\nDon’t only criminals take the 5th? I heard that somewhere",
">\n\nHe looks like a punished toddler.\nIt's not fair. I didn't do it. Your mean to me.",
">\n\nWhen his opponents plead the fifth it's because they have something to hide.\nWhen he does it its because it's political persecution.\nWhat a fucken hypocrite...",
">\n\nNot a large leap to the \"if You are innocent, you don't need to run from the police\"...\nAnybody having Trump running from the police on their 2023 bingo card?",
">\n\nHey donnie... thought only guilty people plead the 5th???? hypocritical orange turd",
">\n\nWhat an absolute pos",
">\n\nThe perfect campaign ad is the start where he says only guilty people plead the fifth, then for a solid minute it's him being asked questions and he repeat \"same answer\" from the first fifth take, and then it ends with \"and you think this man should run for president?“\nAnd that's the only ad you need against him in 2024.",
">\n\nWow not only the 45th but the 440 5th!",
">\n\nHuh. And here I thought only crooks pleaded the Fifth.",
">\n\nDear DJT,\nF*** your feelings!\nSincerely,\nA liberal.",
">\n\nBut you said only cowards plead the fifth?",
">\n\nDonald Trump declaring himself guilty af",
">\n\nWeakness personified.",
">\n\nWhat was it that he said about those who plead the 5th amendment ?"
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"The only moral Taking The Fifth is my Taking The Fifth!" | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!",
">\n\nThis is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)\n\n\nNewly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\nAfter the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\n\n\nExtended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Trump^#1 question^#2 New^#3 attorney^#4 answer^#5",
">\n\n\nIf you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?\n The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment? \n-- Donald, I commit 15 crimes before breakfast, Trump",
">\n\nI have always wondered if the people who voted for him truly understand what a con man he is.",
">\n\nNope, because they are still backing him lol.",
">\n\nThat's not very alpha male of him.",
">\n\nIt was a perfect 5th.",
">\n\n\"only the mob takes the fifth.\"",
">\n\n“You see the mob takes the fifth\" - “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -Donald J Trump, Iowa rally, 2016.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-Don “Bunker Grandpa” Trunk",
">\n\nDon’t only criminals take the 5th? I heard that somewhere",
">\n\nHe looks like a punished toddler.\nIt's not fair. I didn't do it. Your mean to me.",
">\n\nWhen his opponents plead the fifth it's because they have something to hide.\nWhen he does it its because it's political persecution.\nWhat a fucken hypocrite...",
">\n\nNot a large leap to the \"if You are innocent, you don't need to run from the police\"...\nAnybody having Trump running from the police on their 2023 bingo card?",
">\n\nHey donnie... thought only guilty people plead the 5th???? hypocritical orange turd",
">\n\nWhat an absolute pos",
">\n\nThe perfect campaign ad is the start where he says only guilty people plead the fifth, then for a solid minute it's him being asked questions and he repeat \"same answer\" from the first fifth take, and then it ends with \"and you think this man should run for president?“\nAnd that's the only ad you need against him in 2024.",
">\n\nWow not only the 45th but the 440 5th!",
">\n\nHuh. And here I thought only crooks pleaded the Fifth.",
">\n\nDear DJT,\nF*** your feelings!\nSincerely,\nA liberal.",
">\n\nBut you said only cowards plead the fifth?",
">\n\nDonald Trump declaring himself guilty af",
">\n\nWeakness personified.",
">\n\nWhat was it that he said about those who plead the 5th amendment ?",
">\n\nYeah, but not him dude … it’s different when he does it. /s"
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This was civil not criminal. So, if civil, I thought pleading the 5th can be used against you. "Adverse inferences" are allowed if someone is pleading the 5th.
Effectively, since civil cases are simply a 'more likely than not' threshold, you can effectively view pleading the 5th as suspicious as hell and use that to weigh towards 'more likely than not'.
(Need a real lawyer to weigh in and tell me how right/wrong my stupid non-lawyer ass is) | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!",
">\n\nThis is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)\n\n\nNewly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\nAfter the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\n\n\nExtended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Trump^#1 question^#2 New^#3 attorney^#4 answer^#5",
">\n\n\nIf you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?\n The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment? \n-- Donald, I commit 15 crimes before breakfast, Trump",
">\n\nI have always wondered if the people who voted for him truly understand what a con man he is.",
">\n\nNope, because they are still backing him lol.",
">\n\nThat's not very alpha male of him.",
">\n\nIt was a perfect 5th.",
">\n\n\"only the mob takes the fifth.\"",
">\n\n“You see the mob takes the fifth\" - “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -Donald J Trump, Iowa rally, 2016.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-Don “Bunker Grandpa” Trunk",
">\n\nDon’t only criminals take the 5th? I heard that somewhere",
">\n\nHe looks like a punished toddler.\nIt's not fair. I didn't do it. Your mean to me.",
">\n\nWhen his opponents plead the fifth it's because they have something to hide.\nWhen he does it its because it's political persecution.\nWhat a fucken hypocrite...",
">\n\nNot a large leap to the \"if You are innocent, you don't need to run from the police\"...\nAnybody having Trump running from the police on their 2023 bingo card?",
">\n\nHey donnie... thought only guilty people plead the 5th???? hypocritical orange turd",
">\n\nWhat an absolute pos",
">\n\nThe perfect campaign ad is the start where he says only guilty people plead the fifth, then for a solid minute it's him being asked questions and he repeat \"same answer\" from the first fifth take, and then it ends with \"and you think this man should run for president?“\nAnd that's the only ad you need against him in 2024.",
">\n\nWow not only the 45th but the 440 5th!",
">\n\nHuh. And here I thought only crooks pleaded the Fifth.",
">\n\nDear DJT,\nF*** your feelings!\nSincerely,\nA liberal.",
">\n\nBut you said only cowards plead the fifth?",
">\n\nDonald Trump declaring himself guilty af",
">\n\nWeakness personified.",
">\n\nWhat was it that he said about those who plead the 5th amendment ?",
">\n\nYeah, but not him dude … it’s different when he does it. /s",
">\n\n\"The only moral Taking The Fifth is my Taking The Fifth!\""
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He began with a familiar refrain: "This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country." He called James "a renegade and out of control prosecutor" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices.
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"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!",
">\n\nThis is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)\n\n\nNewly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\nAfter the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\n\n\nExtended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Trump^#1 question^#2 New^#3 attorney^#4 answer^#5",
">\n\n\nIf you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?\n The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment? \n-- Donald, I commit 15 crimes before breakfast, Trump",
">\n\nI have always wondered if the people who voted for him truly understand what a con man he is.",
">\n\nNope, because they are still backing him lol.",
">\n\nThat's not very alpha male of him.",
">\n\nIt was a perfect 5th.",
">\n\n\"only the mob takes the fifth.\"",
">\n\n“You see the mob takes the fifth\" - “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -Donald J Trump, Iowa rally, 2016.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-Don “Bunker Grandpa” Trunk",
">\n\nDon’t only criminals take the 5th? I heard that somewhere",
">\n\nHe looks like a punished toddler.\nIt's not fair. I didn't do it. Your mean to me.",
">\n\nWhen his opponents plead the fifth it's because they have something to hide.\nWhen he does it its because it's political persecution.\nWhat a fucken hypocrite...",
">\n\nNot a large leap to the \"if You are innocent, you don't need to run from the police\"...\nAnybody having Trump running from the police on their 2023 bingo card?",
">\n\nHey donnie... thought only guilty people plead the 5th???? hypocritical orange turd",
">\n\nWhat an absolute pos",
">\n\nThe perfect campaign ad is the start where he says only guilty people plead the fifth, then for a solid minute it's him being asked questions and he repeat \"same answer\" from the first fifth take, and then it ends with \"and you think this man should run for president?“\nAnd that's the only ad you need against him in 2024.",
">\n\nWow not only the 45th but the 440 5th!",
">\n\nHuh. And here I thought only crooks pleaded the Fifth.",
">\n\nDear DJT,\nF*** your feelings!\nSincerely,\nA liberal.",
">\n\nBut you said only cowards plead the fifth?",
">\n\nDonald Trump declaring himself guilty af",
">\n\nWeakness personified.",
">\n\nWhat was it that he said about those who plead the 5th amendment ?",
">\n\nYeah, but not him dude … it’s different when he does it. /s",
">\n\n\"The only moral Taking The Fifth is my Taking The Fifth!\"",
">\n\nThis was civil not criminal. So, if civil, I thought pleading the 5th can be used against you. \"Adverse inferences\" are allowed if someone is pleading the 5th. \nEffectively, since civil cases are simply a 'more likely than not' threshold, you can effectively view pleading the 5th as suspicious as hell and use that to weigh towards 'more likely than not'.\n(Need a real lawyer to weigh in and tell me how right/wrong my stupid non-lawyer ass is)"
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The menace in his face and his dead eyes is revolting. Trump is textbook “end-stage psychopathy.” Anti-social personality disorder (psychopathy, sociopathy, etc) gets worse as people who have the disorder get older. Trump needs to be removed from society. | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!",
">\n\nThis is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)\n\n\nNewly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\nAfter the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\n\n\nExtended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Trump^#1 question^#2 New^#3 attorney^#4 answer^#5",
">\n\n\nIf you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?\n The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment? \n-- Donald, I commit 15 crimes before breakfast, Trump",
">\n\nI have always wondered if the people who voted for him truly understand what a con man he is.",
">\n\nNope, because they are still backing him lol.",
">\n\nThat's not very alpha male of him.",
">\n\nIt was a perfect 5th.",
">\n\n\"only the mob takes the fifth.\"",
">\n\n“You see the mob takes the fifth\" - “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -Donald J Trump, Iowa rally, 2016.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-Don “Bunker Grandpa” Trunk",
">\n\nDon’t only criminals take the 5th? I heard that somewhere",
">\n\nHe looks like a punished toddler.\nIt's not fair. I didn't do it. Your mean to me.",
">\n\nWhen his opponents plead the fifth it's because they have something to hide.\nWhen he does it its because it's political persecution.\nWhat a fucken hypocrite...",
">\n\nNot a large leap to the \"if You are innocent, you don't need to run from the police\"...\nAnybody having Trump running from the police on their 2023 bingo card?",
">\n\nHey donnie... thought only guilty people plead the 5th???? hypocritical orange turd",
">\n\nWhat an absolute pos",
">\n\nThe perfect campaign ad is the start where he says only guilty people plead the fifth, then for a solid minute it's him being asked questions and he repeat \"same answer\" from the first fifth take, and then it ends with \"and you think this man should run for president?“\nAnd that's the only ad you need against him in 2024.",
">\n\nWow not only the 45th but the 440 5th!",
">\n\nHuh. And here I thought only crooks pleaded the Fifth.",
">\n\nDear DJT,\nF*** your feelings!\nSincerely,\nA liberal.",
">\n\nBut you said only cowards plead the fifth?",
">\n\nDonald Trump declaring himself guilty af",
">\n\nWeakness personified.",
">\n\nWhat was it that he said about those who plead the 5th amendment ?",
">\n\nYeah, but not him dude … it’s different when he does it. /s",
">\n\n\"The only moral Taking The Fifth is my Taking The Fifth!\"",
">\n\nThis was civil not criminal. So, if civil, I thought pleading the 5th can be used against you. \"Adverse inferences\" are allowed if someone is pleading the 5th. \nEffectively, since civil cases are simply a 'more likely than not' threshold, you can effectively view pleading the 5th as suspicious as hell and use that to weigh towards 'more likely than not'.\n(Need a real lawyer to weigh in and tell me how right/wrong my stupid non-lawyer ass is)",
">\n\n\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \n\nIt's always so delicious when they use that defense because you know they literally have nothing else."
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Seize all trump family assets via civil forfeiture. Or do rich people get treated differently in the US? | [
"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!",
">\n\nThis is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)\n\n\nNewly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\nAfter the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\n\n\nExtended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Trump^#1 question^#2 New^#3 attorney^#4 answer^#5",
">\n\n\nIf you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?\n The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment? \n-- Donald, I commit 15 crimes before breakfast, Trump",
">\n\nI have always wondered if the people who voted for him truly understand what a con man he is.",
">\n\nNope, because they are still backing him lol.",
">\n\nThat's not very alpha male of him.",
">\n\nIt was a perfect 5th.",
">\n\n\"only the mob takes the fifth.\"",
">\n\n“You see the mob takes the fifth\" - “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -Donald J Trump, Iowa rally, 2016.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-Don “Bunker Grandpa” Trunk",
">\n\nDon’t only criminals take the 5th? I heard that somewhere",
">\n\nHe looks like a punished toddler.\nIt's not fair. I didn't do it. Your mean to me.",
">\n\nWhen his opponents plead the fifth it's because they have something to hide.\nWhen he does it its because it's political persecution.\nWhat a fucken hypocrite...",
">\n\nNot a large leap to the \"if You are innocent, you don't need to run from the police\"...\nAnybody having Trump running from the police on their 2023 bingo card?",
">\n\nHey donnie... thought only guilty people plead the 5th???? hypocritical orange turd",
">\n\nWhat an absolute pos",
">\n\nThe perfect campaign ad is the start where he says only guilty people plead the fifth, then for a solid minute it's him being asked questions and he repeat \"same answer\" from the first fifth take, and then it ends with \"and you think this man should run for president?“\nAnd that's the only ad you need against him in 2024.",
">\n\nWow not only the 45th but the 440 5th!",
">\n\nHuh. And here I thought only crooks pleaded the Fifth.",
">\n\nDear DJT,\nF*** your feelings!\nSincerely,\nA liberal.",
">\n\nBut you said only cowards plead the fifth?",
">\n\nDonald Trump declaring himself guilty af",
">\n\nWeakness personified.",
">\n\nWhat was it that he said about those who plead the 5th amendment ?",
">\n\nYeah, but not him dude … it’s different when he does it. /s",
">\n\n\"The only moral Taking The Fifth is my Taking The Fifth!\"",
">\n\nThis was civil not criminal. So, if civil, I thought pleading the 5th can be used against you. \"Adverse inferences\" are allowed if someone is pleading the 5th. \nEffectively, since civil cases are simply a 'more likely than not' threshold, you can effectively view pleading the 5th as suspicious as hell and use that to weigh towards 'more likely than not'.\n(Need a real lawyer to weigh in and tell me how right/wrong my stupid non-lawyer ass is)",
">\n\n\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \n\nIt's always so delicious when they use that defense because you know they literally have nothing else.",
">\n\nThe menace in his face and his dead eyes is revolting. Trump is textbook “end-stage psychopathy.” Anti-social personality disorder (psychopathy, sociopathy, etc) gets worse as people who have the disorder get older. Trump needs to be removed from society."
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"“If you are innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” - Former POTUS Donald J Trump, 2016.",
">\n\nThere needs to be a cut of each one of his fifths with him then saying this each time.",
">\n\nThere was actually an entire subreddit for it. It dropped in activity since he was no longer President",
">\n\nUnfortunately not active anymore",
">\n\n/r/ThanksObama",
">\n\nWhatever one might say about his presidency, Obama was always a gentleman. Remember when he read those tweets from people. Good sport.",
">\n\nAnd things weren't great but they were damn sure better. And a black president means other kids can see what is possible and society as a whole is better for it.",
">\n\nYes, regardless of his effectiveness, it was a good thing for that reason. He is a good man although I thought some of his actions were naive. Although I’ve never been potus so I shouldn’t criticize.",
">\n\nAll the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment",
">\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation. The only other people over heard talk like that IRL were employers who had no fucking clue how to run their business but always knew who to blame.",
">\n\n\nGod, it hurts me so much to hear him talk and remember that this clown lead our nation.\n\nGood. Keep that energy up. \nEvery single clown in this country who still supports this absolute buffoon needs to feel that energy too.\nMy coworkers and other people at work, I let em know what I think. I don't back down anymore. \nIt gets harder and harder for them to believe the election was stolen and people really didn't support Biden like we did. But we fucking did. We just don't go screaming about being \"Bideners\" like those clowns.",
">\n\nProblem is those clowns live that energy anything that bothers their perceived enemies is good even if it actively harms them…",
">\n\nOnly guilty people plead the fifth \n~Donald J Trump",
">\n\nr/conservative is too busy reveling in legislating trans people's bodies in Utah and complaining about removing a slave owner's name from a university \nThey're obviously just busy with bigger issues \n(heaviest of sarcasm)",
">\n\ndont forget about hunter bidens dick pics!",
">\n\nAnd gas stoves",
">\n\nAnd fat, un-sexy M&M's.",
">\n\nDon't forget litter boxes in schools for kids who identify as cats.",
">\n\nBoy did that story fall off a cliff post-election or what? Reminds me of the caravans that always seem to roll around every August and September of an election year.",
">\n\nMy aunt emigrated to America like 50 years ago. She recently came back over to Scotland for a visit and was echoing the fox news qanon nonsense. Crying about feeling unsafe cause of the caravan of immigrants at the border. Reminding her she is an immigrant who got her citizenship through marriage just as she was about to be kicked out meant nothing to her. She also lives in New Jersey, not exactly close to the border.",
">\n\nMy family of Lebanese civil war refugees all voted for the guy who wanted to ban Syrian war refugees. Their literal neighbors. The brain worms conservatives catch are astounding.",
">\n\nDoes he put a Hot Pockets sleeve over his eyes when he gets the spray tan applied?",
">\n\nIt was revealed he doesn’t spray tan. He manually applies (or has someone apply) bronzer cream. Or at least that’s part of it. It’s likely he doesn’t like fingers near his eyes.",
">\n\nMichael Cohen said in interview that TFG does his own hair and makeup.",
">\n\nNo wonder it looks so shitty. That explains a lot.",
">\n\nIt's all he ever knew.",
">\n\nNo freaking way. There's no way you didn't just take a picture of Donald Trump and make the hair bigger.",
">\n\nIt's like a bad parody of The Klumps but Trump plays every family member.",
">\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings? Nope. That was Donald Trump, Hilary answered questions for 11 hours because she’s not a criminal traitor.",
">\n\n\nRemember when Hillary Clinton took the fifth amendment 400 times during the Benghazi hearings?\n\nDid you listen to Trump's little speech at the beginning when he said the proceedings were so unfair because candidate Letitia James said she would investigate Trump if she were elected and that's why he took the Fifth hundreds of times?\nOnce again hypocrisy shows no bounds with Trump. The biggest promise he made on his 2016 campaign trial was not only to investigate Hillary but throw her in jail. Somehow he didn't think that was unfair. \nTrump should learn what's good for the goose is good for the gander.",
">\n\nMy gf and I have been spending our evenings lately getting baked and watching South Park. I haven't watched this since I was probably 14. As we get deeper into later seasons it's shocking to me how Trump and Cartman are basically the same person.",
">\n\nCartman is manipulative and somewhat intelligent. Trump is just... proof that you do not need 2 brain cells to rub together to remain rich",
">\n\nWhen people started calling him bunker boy, he started show his face and being outside more and people stopped calling him that right away.He is playing this game. He keeps getting away with really crazy shit other wouldn't. I don't think he's \"smart\" by any means, but he definitely has been on fire for the past 30+ years and still going.",
">\n\nThe fact that he has gotten away with anything is more damning of the justice system than it is evidence of any skill on his part. Its like someone letting a sloth chase them down and eat them.",
">\n\nMaybe, but as he said he could shoot someone in broad daylight and not lose a voter (unless he shoots a voter) what I mean is that anyone else that says that would most certainly get in trouble, him? He just keeps falling upwards. \nThere’s a reason why. Not that I know what it is.",
">\n\nIt’s my understanding that taking the fifth with regards to the upcoming civil procedings can be rather costly. Ain’t that just too bad.",
">\n\nTaking the 5th in civil cases can be considered admission of guilt by the jury. \nThis is NOT the case in criminal proceedings, but taking the 5th in criminal doesn't look good to a jury either.",
">\n\nIn criminal cases, the judge typically instructs the jury they can't hold taking the fifth against the defendant. That isn't the case for civil suits.",
">\n\nSure, but the judge instructing the jury to not take into account things they have seen and heard is pretty close to worthless.",
">\n\nI don't know if you have served on a jury, but many take those instructions seriously. While it maybe could influence you internally, you can't use it in your rationale to other jurors, which is where the problem lies.",
">\n\nI have served on a jury. The jurors can absolutely claim to take those instructions seriously. That doesn't mean that they are actually able to do so - human nature pretty much means that they can't.\nThere have been studies done on this. They generally conclude that people can't disregard information even if they want to, sometimes attempting to do so will push them farther the other way, and sometimes being told not to consider something makes it a much bigger deal than if it wasn't mentioned.",
">\n\nNot being forced to bear witness against oneself is a great feature of the US Constitution.\nVery publicly saying that only the guilty plead the 5th, then pleading the 5th yourself, stinks like fermented garbage water.",
">\n\nConsidering he sometimes smells like soiled diaper, no one will notice.",
">\n\nSometimes?",
">\n\nThose being the times after his assistant has changed and cleaned him, before he's rage-shit himself again.",
">\n\nThat's hilarious, but is there actually a legit source for this?",
">\n\n“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\nAnd what about 'lock'er up' Hillary who spend grueling hours in front of Congress answering EVERY DAMN question?\nI don't even have to type anymore about his being a pos, as these things are self evident so so so much except to ~30-35% of this country that are members of a damn cult.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-The Gang Pleads the Fifth-",
">\n\nThat would be a 10/10 cold open",
">\n\n\nOnce the preliminary questions wrapped up, Trump was given an opportunity to read a prepared statement into the record.\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \nJust over a month later, on Sept. 21, James announced her office's lawsuit against Trump, three of his children and his company, accusing them of a long-running scheme to inflate the value of their properties. The Trumps have denied wrongdoing.\n\"This whole thing is very unfair,\" Trump says in the deposition video.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution. \n\"This will be my answer to any further questions.\"\nSenior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, of the attorney general's office, noted \"for the record\" that the statement was \"lengthy,\" and that \"obviously, we disagree with a lot of the characterizations.\" Wallace then began his questioning, which would comprise the bulk of the deposition.\nAt the outset, Trump responded to three questions by saying, \"For all of the reasons provided in my answer, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, I decline to answer the question.\" \nWallace then told Trump he could just say, \"same answer\" — \"to speed things up.\" \nTrump did so more than 400 times during the course of the full interview, according to sources. After the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\nDuring one section of questioning, Wallace asked Trump about his Statements of Financial Condition, submitted every year since 2011. In February 2022, the accounting firm that prepared them recanted its work and said those reports \"should no longer be relied upon.\"\n\"The valuations contained in this document reflect false and misleading valuation statements; is that correct?\" Wallace asked. \n\"Same answer,\" Trump replied.\nWas he \"aware\" they \"contained false and misleading statements\"?\n\"Same answer.\"",
">\n\n\n\"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\n\nI wonder how long he had to practice that sentence, to not fuck it up.",
">\n\nIn civil proceedings, taking the fifth may be interpreted as an admission of guilt.",
">\n\nAdverse inference is the legal term",
">\n\nFascists are always cowards. They don't project strength, they hide behind it. They don't have ideas, they spread fear and panic about other people's ideas. They have no purpose to their power except to accumulate more of it.",
">\n\nFacts.",
">\n\nThe majority of NYers did not vote for Donald Trump because we knew all too well his history of being a conman, a fraud and a liar.\nWhat we didn't know was how gullible and easily conned a good portion of our nation is. There are a fuckton of fools easily parted with their cash out there. And apparently Trump was well aware of that fact.",
">\n\nNo but you don’t understand magical beings from heaven and Jesus are going to come down and JFK Junior will be VP and Donald will be president for life",
">\n\nIf that ever happens, I am all for chilling out with Satan on that cold day in hell",
">\n\nMaking threats about litigation just to fold and finally loses case. Tough guy turns out to be a whiner.",
">\n\nThis mf loathes the law so much, he would sue the DOJ for obstructing his criminal enterprise if he could. Zero morality garbage",
">\n\nDidn't he essentially do that when they were trying to get all the classified docs back from Mar a Lago?",
">\n\nHe and his entire family need to take the L and fuck off.",
">\n\nTrump: \"I will drain the swamp\"\nTrump is easily part of the swamp if not the worst part\nTrump: \"Anyone that invokes the fifth amendment is a criminal\"\nTrump invoked the 5th\nTrump: \"Anyone that mishandled classified documents should be in prison\"\nTrump mishandled classified documents (and worse than anyone caught before or after him)\n\"If I lose its because it's rigged\"\nTrump tried to rig the election by installing fake electors and his little maga wacko-insurrectionist-cult members attempted to subvert the peaceful and democratic transfer of power, with an overwhelming concensus that Trump incited it\nI think I'm sensing a pattern here...",
">\n\nEvery accusation is a confession.",
">\n\nHe is such a scum. He must be held accountable for the first time in his life probably. He needs to be made an example of.",
">\n\nAbsolutely. This needs to happen. He really needs to show he's not untouchable and needs to do hard time in prison.",
">\n\nAnd in a civil proceeding invoking the fifth CAN be seen as an admission of guilt. He’s either dumber then we thought, or has the most incompetent lawyers. I tend to think both apply.",
">\n\nI'm pretty sure his lawyers weighed the consequences of letting him talk vs what he did. \nThis guy would not only fail to provide any useful context on his actions in his defense, he would create entirely new legal problems he didn't already have, if he talked. \nThey honestly did a great job convincing him not to talk. We've seen his previous depositions where he did. It was bad.",
">\n\njust wanted to say thanks for posting your own articles, genuinely appreciate it",
">\n\nHe’s so dirty in so many areas the Fifth is the only answer he CAN give. Disgusting loser.",
">\n\nLock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up.",
">\n\nI'm just surprised he didn't work Hunter Biden into every response.",
">\n\n\nin the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation\n\ncivil cases the jury can use peoples responses of 'the 5th' against them. So... that isn't good for Trump.",
">\n\nThe only people still supporting this guy are people who are just like him",
">\n\nTwo things can be mutually true:\n\n\nThe 5th Amendment is your Constitutional right \n\n\nSaid individual has repeatedly bashed people who take said right to claim \"that means they are guilty\".\n\n\nVery clearly another case of hypocrisy that drives normal people crazy",
">\n\nExcept this is a civil case and pleading the 5th is equivalent to I’m guilty.",
">\n\nI still can’t understand how the intellectual water level is so low that half the country convinced themselves this guy isn’t the dumbest motherfucker to shit behind two shoes.",
">\n\nIf they have him on record saying \"you're guilty if you invoke the 5th\".. Can't they just take his 400 pleads of the 5th as admission of guilt?",
">\n\nWas anyone really expecting anything different?",
">\n\nI never expect him to say anything useful.",
">\n\nsoooo badly after all that I want the next question to be \n“Mr Trump, have you yourself said publicly dozens of times that only guilty people plead the fifth?”\n“same answer”",
">\n\nGuilty, guilty, guilty!",
">\n\nThis is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)\n\n\nNewly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.\n\"Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,\" Trump said, adding that on the advice of counsel, \"I respectfully decline to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.\"\nAfter the deposition concluded, Trump issued a public statement saying that he had exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer.\n\n\nExtended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Trump^#1 question^#2 New^#3 attorney^#4 answer^#5",
">\n\n\nIf you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?\n The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment? \n-- Donald, I commit 15 crimes before breakfast, Trump",
">\n\nI have always wondered if the people who voted for him truly understand what a con man he is.",
">\n\nNope, because they are still backing him lol.",
">\n\nThat's not very alpha male of him.",
">\n\nIt was a perfect 5th.",
">\n\n\"only the mob takes the fifth.\"",
">\n\n“You see the mob takes the fifth\" - “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -Donald J Trump, Iowa rally, 2016.",
">\n\n“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”\n-Don “Bunker Grandpa” Trunk",
">\n\nDon’t only criminals take the 5th? I heard that somewhere",
">\n\nHe looks like a punished toddler.\nIt's not fair. I didn't do it. Your mean to me.",
">\n\nWhen his opponents plead the fifth it's because they have something to hide.\nWhen he does it its because it's political persecution.\nWhat a fucken hypocrite...",
">\n\nNot a large leap to the \"if You are innocent, you don't need to run from the police\"...\nAnybody having Trump running from the police on their 2023 bingo card?",
">\n\nHey donnie... thought only guilty people plead the 5th???? hypocritical orange turd",
">\n\nWhat an absolute pos",
">\n\nThe perfect campaign ad is the start where he says only guilty people plead the fifth, then for a solid minute it's him being asked questions and he repeat \"same answer\" from the first fifth take, and then it ends with \"and you think this man should run for president?“\nAnd that's the only ad you need against him in 2024.",
">\n\nWow not only the 45th but the 440 5th!",
">\n\nHuh. And here I thought only crooks pleaded the Fifth.",
">\n\nDear DJT,\nF*** your feelings!\nSincerely,\nA liberal.",
">\n\nBut you said only cowards plead the fifth?",
">\n\nDonald Trump declaring himself guilty af",
">\n\nWeakness personified.",
">\n\nWhat was it that he said about those who plead the 5th amendment ?",
">\n\nYeah, but not him dude … it’s different when he does it. /s",
">\n\n\"The only moral Taking The Fifth is my Taking The Fifth!\"",
">\n\nThis was civil not criminal. So, if civil, I thought pleading the 5th can be used against you. \"Adverse inferences\" are allowed if someone is pleading the 5th. \nEffectively, since civil cases are simply a 'more likely than not' threshold, you can effectively view pleading the 5th as suspicious as hell and use that to weigh towards 'more likely than not'.\n(Need a real lawyer to weigh in and tell me how right/wrong my stupid non-lawyer ass is)",
">\n\n\nHe began with a familiar refrain: \"This is the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country.\" He called James \"a renegade and out of control prosecutor\" and accused her of having political motives for her office's investigation into his financial practices. \n\nIt's always so delicious when they use that defense because you know they literally have nothing else.",
">\n\nThe menace in his face and his dead eyes is revolting. Trump is textbook “end-stage psychopathy.” Anti-social personality disorder (psychopathy, sociopathy, etc) gets worse as people who have the disorder get older. Trump needs to be removed from society.",
">\n\nSeize all trump family assets via civil forfeiture. Or do rich people get treated differently in the US?"
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