Fifth Amendment
11 hours agoFormer President Donald Trump said he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination Wednesday during a deposition before lawyers from New York Attorney General Letitia James office. 14 hours agoFormer President Donald Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment right more than 440 times Wednesday in refusing to answer questions at a deposition by lawyers for New York Attorney General Letitia James. Pin Page In criminal cases the Fifth Amendment guarantees the right to a grand jury forbids double jeopardy and protects against self-incrimination. . The Associated Press contributed to this report. Constitution establishes a number of rights related to legal proceedings including that no one shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself In the most direct sense that means criminal defendants dont have to give damning testimony in their own cases. Former President Donald Trump said he invoked his Fifth ...