I have watched that more than once and was hoping someone would post it. Thanks.
I think that's what the court just decided; what you don't say can be used against you as well.
THIS IS A TRUE STORY-—the mob boss was facing bigtime jailtime b/c of all his crimes......so he hired a little lawyer just out of law school to defend him.
How was the little lawyer going to defend the mob guy against a mountain of evidence? It did not look good.
In his summation to the court, the prosecutor told the judge the mob boss was guilty as sin-—and they had all the evidence needed. But, he said, the mob guy’s biggest admission of guilt was invoking the fifth -— not even getting up to defend himself.
The little lawyer jumped to his feet and asked for a mistrial-—which was granted-—b/c everybody knows in a court of law one cannot attribute a motive when invoking the fifth.
The mob boss went free and the little lawyer was roundly applauded for his work.
It was not til several years later that the little lawyer found out the mob had paid the prosecutor to make the statement.