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By David Edwards
Published February 22, 2022
Trump attorney Alina Habba admitted on Tuesday that the ex-president and members of his family may be forced to use the Fifth Amendment to protect themselves from incrimination in New York after a judge ruled that they can be subpoenaed by Attorney General Letitia James.
During an interview on Newsmax, Habba claimed that it had been improper for state Supreme Court Judge Arthur F. Engoron to call Donald Trump a "bad guy" during a court hearing over the attorney general's right to subpoena. She also defended referring to Trump as a "protected class" in court.
Habba called the judge's ruling "incredibly frightening" but said that she has not decided if she will recommend using the Fifth Amendment for Trump and two of his children, Ivanka and Don Jr.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-fifth-amendment/
Dear attorney, that will not get paid unless it's thru the RNC, they made their bed......they have to sleep in it.....and the only thing that is saving trump from going to prison in the future is the secret service, they will not be assigned to sit with him and protect him in prison....but as a citizen I want him behind bars, secret service or no secret service protection....and he is a "bad guy"....
Dear attorney ever hear of the RICO Act.....its coming ....
sop
(9,946 posts)Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,440 posts)since anything they say can be brought up again in the criminal trial, which has more severe punishments.
State of New York has TrumpCo circling the wagons. Time to launch the flaming arrows.
former9thward
(31,805 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,440 posts)Nevilledog
(50,687 posts)Botany
(70,291 posts)R you kidding me? Attorney Alina Habba is speculating out loud and on the TV about what her defense
strategy is gonna be? Nice job lawyer McParking Garage!
agingdem
(7,759 posts)Habba the Nut argued Trump was in a "protected class"..and the judge called that argument specious and schooled her on the legal definition of "protected class".....the judge's "bad guy" reference was letting Trump's court jester know that her client is no different from any other bad guy James goes after because holding bad guys accountable is her job..
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,485 posts)Nor will it save their sorry asses when it comes down to the criminal part .
Their gooses are cooked. Good. Could not happen to a more deserving family.
spanone
(135,636 posts)tfg has soiled the presidency for decades
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Giuliani ... said Trump wants to testify and that every lawyer in America thinks he would be a fool to testify.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/07/politics/donald-trump-fifth-amendment-supreme-court/index.html
fightforfreedom
(4,913 posts)The question is, Trump may be advised to take the 5th, but can he control the narcissist inside him from speaking? I have my doubts.
MLAA
(17,165 posts)the former guy into talking rather than pleading the fifth. 😬
Dustlawyer
(10,493 posts)Tell them they made mistakes, it drives them nuts! They cannot ever admit they were wrong about anything. Nothing is their fault. Everything they do and say is driven by their ego. I would love to take Trumps deposition.
fightforfreedom
(4,913 posts)When you attack the ego of a textbook narcissist like Trump, they will instantly respond. They cannot control themselves.
MLAA
(17,165 posts)Justice matters.
(6,874 posts)... given ruled convictions based on "Copious evidence of possible FRAUD"
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Wont solve their problems. It will only potentially help them avoid a perjury charge.
samsingh
(17,571 posts)is frightening. as is their ability to be traitors to the country.
Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)If you didn't do anything wrong you have nothing to worry about.
Trumps do nothing BUT wrong. And they know it. They've exploited the system their entire lives. Payback's a bitch.
Tetrachloride
(7,728 posts)Beachnutt
(7,189 posts)why would you plead the fifth if you have nothing to hide ?
ask trump...
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