Donald J. Trump was recently embroiled in grueling depositions with yet another court case. The former US President is no stranger to the court system or depositions. New flash – No wealthy business person or celebrity is unaccustomed to the arena. Let’s all find out together what new events are transpiring in Trump’s most recent chaos.
As per CNN, A video of the August deposition the New York Attorney General’s office taken of former President Donald Trump, in which the former US President, Trump invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions. News about this event was released Tuesday.
“Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool – an absolute fool,” Trump said at the beginning of the deposition.
Trump was deposed as part of New York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil investigation into the Trump organization’s business practices, which culminated in a lawsuit filed by James in September against Trump, some of his children, and executives of his business.
Trump said he had “no choice” but to invoke the Fifth Amendment.
“We cannot permit a renegade and out of control prosecutor to use this investigation as a means of advancing her political career,” Trump said.
Once the questioning – which included questions about his company’s financial statements and how the Trump Organization operated – got under way, Trump gave a canned response to refer to his invocation of his Fifth Amendment rights.
The deposition unfolded over the course of several hours on August 10. The video released Tuesday spans about 37 minutes and covers the portions of the deposition transcript that had been previously released.
