This Wednesday, former President Donald Trump was expected to sit for a deposition as part of the New York attorney general’s civil investigation into his family real estate business. However, in an emailed statement that was sent out to reporters an hour later stated that Trump indicated he had invoked his Fifth Amendment protection.
Trump released a full statement where he also took a jab at the state attorney general’s investigation: “Attorney General Letitia James openly campaigned on the policy of ‘Get and Destroy Trump.’ This political attack on me, my family, and my great company is her despicable attempt to fulfill that cynical, and very corrupt promos.
James developed a Political platform and made a career out of maliciously attacking me and my business before she was even elected, or reviewed one of the millions of pages of documents we willingly produced. She proclaimed, ‘I look forward to going into the Office of Attorney General every day, suing him .. and then going home!’ She announced. ‘what is fueling my soul right now is Trump’
and that she had her ‘eyes on Trump Tower.’
She even assured her supporters in an Election promise that, ‘we’re going to definitely sue him. We’re going to be a real pain in the ass. He’s going to know my name personally’, and she claimed I was an ‘illegitimate President’. In her AG victory speech, she promised to ‘shine a bright light into every dark corner of Trump’s real estate holdings.’
Shortly thereafter, she vowed to ‘use everv area of the law to investigate President Trump and his business transactions, and that of his family as well. Letitia James is a failed politician who has intentionally colluded with others to carry this phony years-long crusade that has wasted countless taxpayer dollars, all in an effort to prop up her political career..”
He went on to say, “I did nothing wrong,” and that “Under the advice of my counsel … I declined to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.”
BREAKING: Donald Trump says he pleaded the fifth during deposition for New York Attorney General’s civil investigation.@MSNBC pic.twitter.com/OGDUcL6u0e
— José Díaz-Balart Reports (@JDBalartMSNBC) August 10, 2022
Trump had appeared to confirm his deposition in a post on his social media outlet, Truth Social on Tuesday saying: “In New York City tonight. Seeing racist N.Y.S. Attorney General tomorrow, for a continuation of the greatest Witch Hunt in U.S. history! My great company, and myself, are being attacked from all sides. Banana Republic!” So far, a spokesperson for New York Attorney General Letitia James has not yet responded to Trump’s latest move.
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