Video of Trump deposition in New York AG’s civil probe released

A video of the August 2022 deposition the New York Attorney General's office took of former President Donald Trump, in which Trump invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions, was released. Trump was deposed as part of New York Attorney General Letitia James' civil investigation into the Trump organization's business practices, which culminated in a lawsuit filed by James against Trump, some of his children, and executives of his business. #CNN #News

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  1. “You see the mob takes the Fifth,” “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” Donald Trump September 28, 2016. GUILTY!

    1. Trump never said this. I mean, he might have said this once but he has changed it so that he never has said it.

  2. “I take the fifth. Nobody takes the fifth better than me. A lot of people are saying “did you know Trump took the fifth?” It’s incredible.”

    1. And mentioning the Constitution after calling for it to be abandoned and later pretending he meant only to “suspend” it. Now he avails himself of its protection as a citizen.

  3. “You see the mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” – trump : April 2018

    1. @ever greatest No, God is God. Jesus is “the son of God”. But thank The Goddess that The Chump will be held to account.

    2. @ever greatest
      If Jesus is Almighty God, wouldn’t that point be legally established according to Bible Law?  Is it? Jesus is the way to God, yes, our mediator.   But is he God himself or God’s Son just as he claimed?  Have you ever applied the Bible rule of only on the basis of “two or three witnesses” to John 1:1?  Do you know what happens when you do?

      2 Corinthians 13:1
      This is the third time I am coming to you. “On the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter must be established.”

      An Examination of John 1:1

      John, at 1:1, is looking back to when the Word was in heaven before coming to earth. Was “the Word” God or was he a god?

      Following the Bible’s own principle of only on the basis of two or more witnesses, a question arises…

      Is there a second Bible writer, who is also speaking on the nature of “the Word,” that agrees with “the Word was God” as many translators have rendered it?  Where does that message stand according to Bible canon? 

      Remembering that two witnesses are needed according to John 5:31, 8:17,18 – with a single witness being false – isn’t a closer look at the rendering of John 1:1, “the Word was God,” in order?

      At John 5:31 Jesus set the standard himself when he said, “If I alone bear witness about myself, my witness is not true…”  

      He expands further at John 8:17,18 “Also, in your own Law it is written: ‘The witness of two men is true.’  18 I am one who bears witness about myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness about me.”

      Using this guidance, how does “the Word was God” rendering hold up under the magnifying lens of the Bible’s required “two witnesses”?  Is there another Bible writer, speaking on the nature of “the Word,” that supports “the Word was a god” or “the Word was divine” rendering? 

      Isaiah 9:6 says he will be called Mighty God. This is prophetic of his being elevated to that higher level as outlined in Philippians 2:9-11 and Hebrews 1:4. 
      Remembering that at no time is being elevated to “Mighty God” equal to “Almighty God,” the resulting question is – what would a “Mighty God” be before being elevated to such a position? 

      John 1:1 and Isaiah 9:6 both speak on the nature of “the Word,” one prophetically, one historically. They are two witnesses that must be in agreement. If they don’t agree, then you have a flawed translation. So “a god,” or someone who “was divine,” after being elevated becomes what?  Wouldn’t he become a “Mighty God”?  Whereas “Almighty God,” or the “Most High” over all the earth, could never be elevated to a higher position since there isn’t one…

      Psalm 83:18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.
      (KJV)  

      See also John 14:28, 20:17, and 17:3 – where Jesus himself refers to his Father as “the only true God.”

      “Two witnesses” vs one…

      In all of the Bible translations that have John 1:1 rendered as “the Word was God” it’s only John that says it, without a supporting second witness.  But in the translations that are rendered as “the Word was a god” or “the Word was divine,” the legally required supporting second witness does appear in the form of Isaiah 9:6, the second Bible writer, thus revealing the true meaning of John 1:1 and the nature of “the Word.” 

      At the time of Isaiah’s writing, “the Word” was still in heaven, “a god” or “divine,” yet to come to earth, and yet to receive his elevation to Mighty God. So while a prophecy, Isaiah is also revealing Christ’s nature in full agreement with John, but only in the “Word was a god” or “was divine” rendered translations.  (TWO witnesses appear in those versions, but only one in the “Word was God” versions.)

      Aren’t those who focus their attention on human “scholars” missing this key point…

      John and Isaiah are the necessary “two witnesses,” writers inspired by God, both speaking on the nature of “the Word.”  The required witnesses that unlock what John 1:1 is actually saying, using the Bible alone as authority. 

      Genesis 40:8 “…Do not interpretations belong to God?…”

      The Bible interprets itself.

      This brings to mind a vital principle that can be applied to Bible translations,  which can be found at Acts 5:38-39.  If something can be overturned, then it is not from God and using the Bible alone, “the Word was God” rendering of John 1:1 can be overturned as shown.

      I’ve seen debates about which Bible scholar is best, etc.  But, really….there’s only One.

  4. Trump: “Only the mob takes the fifth.” Trump calls Al Capone “The great Al Capone”. Well, he was the mob and he ended up in jail – for tax evasion.

    1. @DsWP ..well skippy….it’s very difficult for some folks to unglue their lips from the ‘fox entertainment screen..besides..reality has too many syllables..

    2. Trump seems to ALWAYS being backing the Bill of Rights! So this does not surprise me. He’s always for Freedom and Justice for All.

    3. @ever greatest Yep, Jesus is the King of the Jews, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, God of gods. Jesus Christ is the Son of God, God come in the flesh.

  5. Probably Trump only needed to say ” Fifth” once , and later he only said ” Same answer” for 400 times in his cavalier manner..Too easy! In my opinion, pleading the fifth should be more formal, should be made less easy, it should at least require saying the whole sentence each time . Flynn said ” Fifth, fifth, fifth, at ease, very comfortably , countless times. Please make them say the shameful thing out loud, because the Law should be taken seriously! Please demand more shame from traitors and criminals.

    1. Technically, you’re supposed to. Just saying 5th does nothing.

      Just like when requesting a lawyer before police questioning, you must fully invoke your right to legal counsel. You can’t just say 5th.

    2. Refusing to answer questions under the protection of the 5th Amendment shouldn’t invoke any shame. It’s a right afforded to every citizen.
      You have no duty to help the prosecution make their case against you; if they have a case, let them make it.
      The thing is, though, that once you invoke your 5th Amendment rights, you need to keep invoking them. If you answer any question you can be made to answe every question. See People vs Larry Flynn; he wouldn’t even answer whether his name was Larry Flynn or not because then he would have answered every question.
      Jurors are ordered by the court to infer no guilt on the part of the defendant for invoking their rights.

    3. @John Patrick If you have previously mocked the 5th Amendmend and specifically say only criminals do it, the SHAMING of the idiot in question should be severe, extreme, and life-long.

    4. @Billy Yank Wait wait wait — if that’s true, then each of the times the person says “fifth” it can be considered as a refusal to answer the question or even a deflection, which CAN be considered as evidence againt them… right? I like it!

    1. @Mark Soder it wasn’t a hearing. It was a deposition for the upcoming NY civil case against Trump. FYI, in a civil case, pleading rhe 5th is seen as an admission of guilt

  6. Trump couldn’t tell the truth if his life depended on it,so someone please make him tell the truth,and end all our misery.

  7. “Anyone in my position not taking the 5th amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool”
    because if I didn’t they would have me locked up sooner.

  8. What is the point of even taking an oath when you can just plead the fifth for an eternity? Something is clearly broken here.

  9. Trump: “I plead the 5th to everything because I’m guilty, guilty, guilty. What are ya gonna do about it?” Somebody show that freak some justice, eh?

  10. I am really enjoying Trump’s fairwell tour it’s the longest one in history but well worth the watch.

  11. That’s a long winded way of saying, “I’m too stupid to defend myself without incriminating myself.”

    1. We’ve all been in a situation where we have felt powerless and unable to defend ourselves. 🤯
      Knowing when and how to advocate for yourself can be difficult, especially if it means you risk incriminating yourself.

    2. @FlightRISC LOL. This is because he is really stupid. We all haven’t been guilty of as many crimes as The Donald. Maybe you have, but I haven’t.

    3. @Anne Onimus How is it that some of the most financially successful people out there seem to have the least amount of intelligence? 🤔
      The truth behind why stupid people make so much money may be more complex than we think.

  12. I thought he was behind bars. Oh wait, we’re in America, where ‘No one is above the law’ is like a fable and ‘Equal justice for all’ is just as mythical.

  13. Trump had to read his script just to make sure he wasn’t accidentally saying it’s sunny while raining sharpies.

  14. I have never known a man who is so insistent on his innocence, and so dismissive of any “hoaxes” and “fake” accusations against him, but who is ALSO so determined to avoid entering a court of law in order to prove it.

  15. You know that feeling when something plays out just like it did in your head? That moment of vindication is unparalleled. 💯

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