harry smith on the entrepreneur bringing a long lost tradition back to his city announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening. i m kate snow in for lester tonight for four hours today, former president trump was deposed inside the offices of the new york attorney general, called to answer questions in a civil probe looking at trump organization s business practices and whether it exaggerated their finances but mr. trump answered only one question his name his lawyer saying he invoked his fifth amendment right against self-incrimination over and over again. the deposition separate and apart from the fbi search of trump s mar-a-lagoeek of scru home is the latest chapter of intense week of scrutiny for the former president as he contemplates another run for president, stirring outrage among his supporters and complicating matters for investigators. kelly o donnel starts us off from washington reporter: deposition day in new york for former president
harry smith on the entrepreneur bringing a long lost tradition back to his city announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening. i m kate snow in for lester tonight for four hours today, former president trump was deposed inside the offices of the new york attorney general, called to answer questions in a civil probe looking at trump organization s business practices and whether it exaggerated their finances but mr. trump answered only one question his name his lawyer saying he invoked his fifth amendment right against self-incrimination over and over again. the deposition separate and apart from the fbi search of trump s mar-a-lagoeek of scru home is the latest chapter of intense week of scrutiny for the former president as he contemplates another run for president, stirring outrage among his supporters and complicating matters for investigators. kelly o donnel starts us off from washington reporter: deposition day in new york for former president donald
trump. how do you feel, mr. trump? how do you feel? reporter: but today, his blunt, brash words saved for a press release, as he refused to answer questions from the new york attorney general s office, part of a long-running civil investigation of the trump family business practices i decline to answer questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the united states constitution a right he is free to assert fifth amendment, fifth amendment, fifth amendment. horrible, horrible reporter: but one he s repeatedly mocked. see the mob take the fifth. if you re innocent, why are you taking the fifth amendment? reporter: a trump lawyer in the room says the former president did read a statement calling the inquiry the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country and accused attorney general letitia james of quote opening campaigning on a policy of destroying me at an april campaign event, james touted her case.