What does it mean to ‘plead the fifth’ – and will Donald Trump do it?
by Ed Pilkington in New York from on (#5W9NM)
The ex-president has been ordered to testify in a New York fraud case. Will he invoke his constitutional right to remain silent?
Donald Trump and his two eldest children have been ordered by a New York judge to appear for a deposition within 21 days, as part of an investigation into the Trump family finances. The development presents the former US president with a dilemma: should he invoke his right to silence by pleading the fifth?
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