The 45th President of the United States kept silent during the hours of interrogation during his sworn hearingWednesday.
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The man is patient. More than 440 times, Donald Trump has invoked his right to remain silent and not answer questions during his sworn hearing before the Attorney General of New York (USA) on Wednesday, US media report Thursday, August 11. The former President of the United States was questioned for six hours as part of a civil investigation initiated in 2019. It relates to suspicions of financial and tax fraud within the Trump Organization family group.
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On 440 occasions, Donald Trump recalled for this the 5th Amendment to the US Constitution, which allows any litigant not to testify against himself, reports the Washington Post. The source is anonymous, given the confidentiality of the hearing under oath. According to one of Donald Trump’s lawyers, Ron Fischetti, quoted by NBC television, the only response his client made was to give his name.
Contacted by AFP, neither the judicial services nor Donald Trump’s lawyers have so far responded. Letitia James, an elected prosecutor from the Democratic Party, confirmed this in a very brief statement after her face-to-face with the businessman, assuring that she “will continue (his) investigation” because “no one is above the law” in the USA.