Posted on 04/25/2018 4:26:20 PM PDT by Rebelbase
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, will invoke his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination in a California defamation suit by Stormy Daniels, according to a court filing late Wednesday. In the filing, Cohen said he's pleading the Fifth due to the ongoing criminal investigation against him by federal authorities.
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didn’t a bunch of hillary’s hacks plead the fifth in the email scandal?
What did he do? Call her a whore?
How do you defame a slutty whore?
“That should have set a precedent for all federal cases. Don’t tell the bastards anything so they can’t set a perjury trap for you.”
They certainly seem more interested in perjury than actual, underlying, crimes...particularly when there is one.
“You can’t plead the fifth in a civil suit.”
According to Wiki, you can:
“The Fifth Amendment privilege against compulsory self-incrimination applies when an individual is called to testify in a legal proceeding. The Supreme Court ruled that the privilege applies whether the witness is in a federal court or, under the incorporation doctrine of the Fourteenth Amendment, in a state court, and whether the proceeding itself is criminal or civil.”
Good point
Anyone who talks to the FBI about anything should have their head examined. I wouldn’t ID my neighbor’s dog if an agent came to my door. I’m sick of hearing about their brave “rank and file.” All I see is career government stooges.
Given the state of the State, I would.
Yep. #TheyAllKnew - and did nothing.
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