The Civil Fraud Trial Is Damaging Trump Bigly

[gab13by13]

Letitia James is showing everyone that the emperor has no clothes and ripping apart Trump's con.

When Princess Ivanka takes the 5th, or Jr. or Eric, it can be used against Trump in a civil trial. Interesting to see how defense attorneys interrogate Trump's spawn.

Buy stock in popcorn. This is going to really piss Trump off.

[underpants]

1. They'll all take the 5th just like he did.

[Zambero]

2. And pitching others as "Crooked" is rich indeed!

[Fiendish Thingy]

3. Taking the fifth in a civil trial can be used against the defendants, no?

I’d say there’s a better than even chance of perjury rather than taking the fifth.

[hlthe2b]

4. And, I'm betting no matter how tedious the assertion of the 5th for each of them

(more than 500 times for Eric's deposition), the judge will likely not go for a blanket statement of declaration of intent to assert the 5th for all questions--but rather will allow them to belabor the point, no matter how long and irritating to all listening. If no other reason than to give a full record justifying his ultimate verdict.

[Hotler]

5. Good. nt

[malaise]

6. Good

The end is nigh!

[Takket]

7. I can imagine defense questioning ivanka

“Ivanka, you are so beautiful it must literally hurt. Can you describe your pain to the court?

What is it like being the daughter of a God?

Tell us about your favorite moment on The Apprentice?”

[gab13by13]

9. Yes Yes, OH the inhumanity

of forcing Princess Ivanka to testify against her lover.

[MLAA]

8. Since Ivanka is not charged, if she doesn't answer she can be charged with obstruction.

She cannot plead the 5th.

[gab13by13]

10. Nice catch.

[MLAA]

12. She is in a real pickle.

The perfect example of damned if you do, damned if you don’t.

I do wonder how much of tfg’s spawn’s unethical, disgusting behaviors are due to nature (inherited traits), nurture (or lack there of) or something else.

[obamanut2012]

16. Yup, this is correct

[fishwax]

17. She can still plead the fifth if the answer would be incriminating to her personally

You can't be compelled to incriminate yourself simply because you're not currently charged with something. But in a civil trial, the refusal to answer can carry a negative inference, so refusing to answer will hurt her father's case.

[MLAA]

18. Thanks for clarification

[jaxexpat]

11. But will he storm out of the courtroom in a fit of "maturity" and "strength"?

That's the part I like. Will get interesting when he tries that in his criminal trials.

[peggysue2]

13. When Letitia James said . . .

The Trump Show was over, she meant it. And thank God, for that. Trump's antics, his fraudster, petty and vindictive nature has poisoned the country.

Time to shut the carnival tent down.

For good!

[republianmushroom]

14. Yup

[2naSalit]

15. Meltdown expected.

[Hekate]

19. Kick!

[Torchlight]

20. I think a lot of people who had been blowing smoke up trump's ass are getting

their first, real whiff of the consequences of having done so, and are close to bailing on him as soon as they find a replacement to pucker up to.