that is the subject of two mastications going on in new york, one criminal and one civil. trump pleads the fifth and then a civil investigation, how could that impact the criminal case against him? >> yeah. it is a really interesting dynamic, michael. as you pointed out. donald trump has famously criticize people for invoking the fifth amendment privilege against self incrimination. of course, it is a legitimate privilege. all of us have the ability to do it. if you invoke it and say a deposition, it means that the fact that you invoked it can't even be used against you and any subsequent criminal case because you have a presumption of innocence. no duty to testify. a jury can't know that you have the ability. if there should be civil trial and the question came up about what trump's answer was during his deposition, the jury would be permitted to know that he had invoked his fifth amendment right against self incrimination. they can draw an adverse
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