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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCan the "unindicted co-conspirators" be called as witnesses?
It seems like the worst of the lot are the "unindicted co-conspirators".
I'm thinking of the Steve Bannon, General Flynn, Boris Epshteyn, Don Jr, Alex Jones, Roger Stone-types of witnesses.
Would they all take the 5th?
There were 30 "unindicted co-conspirators" and they all seemed to be enmeshed deep in the Trump "enterprise"?
Or the more likely possibility is that they are likely to become "indicted co-conspirators"?
Ocelot II
(116,556 posts)Chainfire
(17,757 posts)"I have been placed on notice that I am a co-conspirator, even giving my name may be a breach of my 5th amendment rights."
However, I would think that their status could be changed from unindicted to indicted unless they cooperate, and that may be the whole point. Admission; this is the legal prophesy, of a plumber.
kentuck
(111,241 posts)..many times, along with the indicted co-conspirators. They worked in cooperation with each other. So there is a lot of information in the indictment about the "un-indicted co-conspirators". Some of them are directly connected to the charges in the indictment.
Calista241
(5,586 posts)A prosecutor is not going to call someone and not have a full understanding of what they're going to say. I'm sure every one of those people knows they're in legal jeopardy, and will avail themselves of their 5th amendment protections.
inthewind21
(4,616 posts)And they can all plead the 5th. Like Stone and Flynn and Bannon already have.
LetMyPeopleVote
(147,275 posts)These people are likely guitly of the crime in question and will take the 5th unless they have a plea deal