There is a thread running through this consistent with the proposition that there are violations of mishandling classified information, that present national security risks that feature in this investigation. that is almost certainly why he has been personally involved in helping to ensure that every i s dotted, every tee s crossed with respect to how the investigation is handled, and consistent standards to and judicial precedent are being applied, and how best to proceed in this matter. you mentioned it could have national security implications because there are some people who might argue, isn t this all a technicality? sure, if you work for the government as you have, you re not supposed to take anything home with you. it s not your property, you can t even take photographs that you brought in. what part of this thing make it clear that it is not just a technicality that donald trump should not have government property at his home? well there are a number of
good to see you. clearly, there was some calculated on the part of donald trump today that plead the fifth. why would it make sense for him to do that in this particular trial? with most devices businesses, it s not a criminal trial. well definitely was a lot of thought went into it from trump and his legal teams, and i think the reason why is that you got this civil case, if that goes to trial, it can be used against him in that form. and there s a lot of people have talked about that today as people have been mulling over this case, but you have to look that he s got this criminal case going on in new york. they are looking at him individually, and right now that doesn t seem to be like it s percolating that if he didn t take the fifth and he says something, in a deposition, it could be used against him and that form. and also, he is heading to trial, both the trump organization and his cfo, and that could also you know, anything that he says in a
Didn t cite his feelings or his great memory, or dangerous fruit. this time he took a different strategy. just after donald trump arrived at the new york attorneys general of us at 9 am this morning, donald trump released a statement quote, i once asked, if you are innocent, why are you taking the fifth amendment? now i know the answer to that question. when your family, your company, and all the people in your orbit have become the target of an unfounded politically motivated witch hunt, supported by lawyers, prosecutors, and the fake news media, you have no choice. under the advice of my counsel, i declined to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the united states constitution. translation, donald trump the former president of the united states, twice impeached, pled the fifth. trump was in the attorney generals office more than six hours today according to the former president s attorney, during that time, donald trump
His net worth by billions of dollars. that he wasn t remotely close to being a billionaire. and so in 2005, tim o brien wrote a book exposing donald trump s prolific lies, and exaggerations about his wealth. donald trump reported by suing tim o brien for defamation a year later, and that is how we got to see what it s like when donald trump testifies under oath. quoting from the transcript, attorney, mr. trump, have you always been completely truthful in your public statements about your net worth of properties? trump: i try. attorney: have you ever not been truthful? trump: my net worth blocked away, and it goes up and down with a market and with attitudes and with feelings, even in my own feelings, but i try. attorney: let me just understand that a little, you said your net worth goes up and down based upon your own feelings? trump: yes, even my own feelings, as to where the world
Trump empire. and what he found than probably wouldn t shock anyone today. but back then it was a big deal. tim o brien discovered that donald trump s much lauded business excellence was actually far less impressive than trump had anyone to believe. he found that donald trump had been significantly overstating his net worth by billions of dollars. that he wasn t remotely close to being a billionaire. and so in 2005, tim o brien wrote a book exposing donald trump s prolific lies, and exaggerations about his wealth. donald trump reported by suing time o brien for defamation a year later, and that is how we got to see what it s like when donald trump testifies under oath. quoting from the transcript, attorney, mr. trump, have you always been completely truthful in your public statements about your net worth of properties? trump, i try. attorney, have you ever not been truthful? trump, my net worth blocked