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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,318 posts) Sat Dec 18, 2021, 07:22 PM Dec 2021

You can take the Fifth while also denying you did anything wrong.

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Here’s a case to read if you — or some former federal prosecutor you listen to unwisely — believe that you can’t take the Fifth while also denying you did anything wrong.

You can. This is not in dispute among moderately informed people. https://law.cornell.edu/supct/html/00-1028.ZPC.html

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You can take the Fifth while also denying you did anything wrong. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 OP

I'm intrigued by the reporting that Roger Stone responded to his interrogation by responding dhol82 Dec 2021 #1

Add Kirschner to the list of Twits for Clicks Nt AZSkiffyGeek Dec 2021 #2

dhol82

(9,352 posts)

1. I'm intrigued by the reporting that Roger Stone responded to his interrogation by responding

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Dec 18, 2021, 07:26 PM

Dec 2021

to each and every question with the fifth.
Evidently, that was the only correct way to do it.
By doing so he will get away with whatever he did. No problemo!
Sucks.

AZSkiffyGeek

(10,973 posts)

2. Add Kirschner to the list of Twits for Clicks Nt

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Dec 18, 2021, 08:20 PM

Dec 2021

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