Q: Is this the part in the story when we play the tapes of the former President repeatedly saying in speech and in interviews that only people who plead the Fifth Amendment are guilty and are simply hiding the truth? He said it over and over and over for the last number of years and that cannot now be stricken from the record. This isn’t George Orwell and we aren’t suddenly saying he never said it… (But I’d love to hear of the justifications way this is now okay)
“Q: Is this the part in the story when we play the tapes of the former President repeatedly saying in speech and in interviews that only people who plead the Fifth Amendment are guilty and are simply hiding the truth?”
A: He was utterly wrong then. He probably had some antiquated view of how our institutions work and who runs them. Many such cases. Very sad.
I once asked "If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?" Now I know the answer to that question. When your family, your company, and all the people in your orbit have become the targets of an unfounded, politically motivated Witch Hunt supported by lawyers, prosecutors, and the Fake News Media, you have no choice. If there was any question in my mind, the raid of my home, Mar Lago, on Monday, by the FBI, just two days prior to this disposition, wiped out any uncertainty. I have absolutely no choice because the current Administration, and many prosecutors in this Country have lost all moral and ethical bounds of decency.
“Q: Is this the part in the story when we play the tapes of the former President repeatedly saying in speech and in interviews that only people who plead the Fifth Amendment are guilty and are simply hiding the truth? He said it over and over and over for the last number of years and that cannot now be stricken from the record. This isn’t George Orwell and we aren’t suddenly saying he never said it… (But I’d love to hear of the justifications way this is now okay)”
Hi JapaneseInTokyo,
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I take it you have never been accused falsely of anything:
- under penalty of law;
- by international, corporate media in front of billions of people;
- but believe that the system of justice is all about truth.
I take it that:
- whatever set of values and principles you had at age 7 you have never been challenged by life experience making it unnecessary to modified or refine your position;
- if you had the choice between lying to escape or dying at the hands of madman, you would choose the latter because lying is always wrong;
- if your lawyer told you to take the 5th you would ignore advice of counsel;
- you form an opinion without reading Trump’s entire statement and ask a (fill in the blank) question which is answered in his statement because you are too (fill in the blank).
Have a nice evening.