Legal analysts say Trump admitted that the intent in financial representations he made was to convince lenders to loan him money.
Legal analysts say Trump admitted that the intent in financial representations he made was to convince lenders to loan him money.
Isn’t it pretty typical for defendents to not take the stand?
This is a civil, not criminal trial. Can’t self incriminate if it’s not a criminal trial, so the 5th amendment doesn’t apply (not sure how it works if there’s other trials ongoing with cross interest in testimony).
The fifth Amendment would not apply to the allegations in the civil complaint. It’s still applies to his testimony with regard to uncharged criminal conduct. In other words, he cannot be required to testify in the civil case to something that would incriminate him in an uncharged criminal matter. At least that’s my understanding as an attorney, however, I admit I never have to deal with this issue and the one time it almost came up, the other lawyer never asked my witness the right questions.