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The former president invoked his right against self-incrimination during a deposition that the New York attorney general's office had hoped would be a ...

In his April remarks on the matter, Mr. Bragg said new witnesses had been questioned and additional documents had been reviewed, although he declined to provide details. In January, Mr. Trump asked a judge in New York to strike down a subpoena from Ms. James seeking his testimony and personal documents. While Ms. James has contended in court papers that the Trump Organization provided bogus valuations to banks to secure favorable loans, Mr. Trump’s lawyers might argue that those were sophisticated financial institutions that turned a hefty profit from their dealings with Mr. Trump. But if she ultimately sues Mr. Trump — and if Ms. James prevails at trial — a judge could impose steep financial penalties on Mr. Trump and restrict his business operations in New York. Two days after his home was searched by the F.B.I. in an unrelated investigation, Mr. Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment right while openly questioning the legitimacy of the legal process — as he has with the nation’s electoral system — and insulting a law enforcement official sitting just a few feet away. If Mr. Trump deviates from his plan to remain quiet, the attorney general’s office could argue that he opened the door to answering some questions and they may later ask a judge to compel him to answer. A misstep by Mr. Trump would have been a boon for Manhattan prosecutors, but it is unlikely that they were counting solely on the interview to change the course of their investigation. For years, the district attorney’s office has been investigating whether Mr. Trump fraudulently inflated the value of his properties to gain loans and tax breaks, and prosecutors were presenting evidence to a grand jury in the case early this year. Relying mostly on footage from a rally Mr. Trump held last month in Alaska, the video features his America-in-decline message that has become mostly standard boilerplate in his speeches and rallies. It was not the first time, however, that Mr. Trump had taken the fifth in a civil proceeding. Ms. James would most likely seek a settlement that includes some financial penalty for Mr. Trump and that possibly forces his company to adopt changes to the ways it operates. Now, he’s doing so with the New York attorney general because “it’s legally useful to him to do so and two, he knows painting himself as the victim is powerful to people in his camp,” Mr. O’Brien said.

Former U.S. president Donald Trump said on Wednesday he declined to answer questions during an appearance before the New York state attorney general in a ...

"I once asked, 'If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?'" Trump said in his statement. Their brother Eric Trump invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 500 times when he testified in October 2020. "Attorney General James will pursue the facts and the law wherever they may lead," the spokesperson said. Trump did not leave the attorney general's office until about six hours after arriving, suggesting he faced questioning for much of the day. Politically, it also could give adversaries ammunition about whether Trump has something to hide as he mulls another run for the presidency in 2024. Trump's decision not to answer questions still could carry consequences, however; should the investigation lead to a trial, jurors could take his silence into account.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower to meet with New York Attorney General Letitia James for a civil investigation on August 10, 2022 in New ...

Legal experts say Trump's lawyers are in possession of a copy of that search warrant and that they can disclose its contents if they choose. In other words, James could argue to a jury that it should assume Trump has conceded her claims against him by refusing to answer her questions. But after failing in court efforts to block those subpoenas, Donald Jr. and Ivanka answered questions from James' investigators last week, NBC previously reported. "So there are five people taking the Fifth Amendment. Like you see on the mob, right? Fischetti described the mood in the room as polite and not tense. In Georgia, a special state grand jury is investigating possible criminal efforts by Trump and others to interfere in the 2020 presidential election in that state as part of a nationwide push to overturn Biden's victory in the race for the White House. On Tuesday, a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., upheld a lower court ruling dismissing an effort by Trump to block the House Ways and Means Committee from obtaining several years of his federal income tax returns and those of a number of Trump business entities from the Treasury Department. In addition to the probe of records at Mar-a-Lago, the Justice Department is reportedly investigating events leading to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot by thousands of Trump supporters, who for hours disrupted the confirmation of Biden's electoral victory by a joint session of Congress. The warrant and a related affidavit in support of it would detail what the FBI was looking for and how the agency believed there was probable cause that a crime or crimes had been committed that related to that evidence. Our investigation continues." But Engoron went on to note that a jury in a civil case is allowed to draw "a negative inference" when a party to the case "invokes that right against self-incrimination." Former 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, who is investigating the Trump Organization's business practices, a source with knowledge of the session told NBC News.

In lengthy statement, Donald Trump announced he refused to answer questions during deposition as part of inquiry into real estate dealings.

“We have said this before and we will say it again: the Biden Administration will not waiver in protecting and defending all Americans against threats of violence and terrorism. Bolton, who was Trump’s national security adviser from 2018 to 2019, presided over Washington’s decision to leave the Iran nuclear deal, and has advocated for bombing the country. Should Iran attack any of our citizens, to include those who continue to serve the United States or those who formerly served, Iran will face severe consequences. It was also intended to be much more ambitious, but provisions to lower housing costs and provide more aid and social services to poor Americans were stripped out in the lengthy negotiations that preceded its passage in the Senate. And they may keep them from going there, but they’re not keeping us from going to Taiwan.” Two other defendants were found not guilty in the men’s first trial. Seven of them are facing charges in state court. On social media, rightwing users trade memes about how the “cure” to monkeypox is straight marriage while casting doubt on monkeypox vaccines’ efficacy. When your family, your company, and all the people in your orbit have become the targets of an unfounded, politically motivated Witch Hunt supported by lawyers, prosecutors, and the Fake News Media, you have no choice. And should public health bodies urge gay men to change their sexual practices? I have absolutely no choice because the current Administration and many prosecutors in this Country have lost all moral and ethical bounds of decency. Multiple pollsters now see the Democrats’ prospects improving thanks to voters rallying around reproductive rights following the supreme court’s decision overturning Roe v.

Former President Donald Trump will be questioned under oath Wednesday in the New York attorney general's long-running civil investigation into his dealings ...

Former President Donald Trump will be questioned under oath Wednesday in the New York attorney general’s long-running civil investigation into his dealings as a real estate mogul, he confirmed in a post on his Truth Social account. Trump’s testimony comes amid a flurry of legal activity surrounding him, taking place just days after FBI agents searched his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida as part of an unrelated federal probe into whether he took classified records when he left the White House. The New York civil investigation, led by Attorney General Letitia James, involves allegations that Trump’s company, the Trump Organization, misstated the value of prized assets like golf courses and skyscrapers, misleading lenders and tax authorities. Seeing racist N.Y.S. Attorney General tomorrow, for a continuation of the greatest Witch Hunt in U.S. history!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, invoking his oft-repeated claims about James, who is Black, and the investigation.