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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: What does plead the fifth mean will the trumps do it | History Defined

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Donald Trump and two of his children — Donald Jr. and Ivanka — are due, in the coming days, to face questioning under oath in New York's civil investigation into their business practices. But will the Trumps answer?

The ex-president's lawyer has indicated that he will advise Trump to stay mum and invoke the Fifth Amendment's protection against self-incrimination. It's a constitutional right that gets high-profile exposure in settings from Congress to TV crime shows, but there are nuances. Here's what it means — and doesn't — to “plead (or ‘take’) the Fifth."

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