According to newly filed court documents, Eric Trump sat for an interview with New York State investigators who are probing the Trump family businesses for tax violations and other financial crimes — but he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination over 500 times during the six-hour span of the interview.
\u201cEric Trump then invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in response to more than 500 questions over six hours.\u201dpic.twitter.com/wWGKBY6RN3— southpaw (@southpaw) 1642575259
The news of Eric Trump's repeated silence prompted immediate mockery from commenters on social media — some of whom referred to former President Donald Trump's longstanding assertion that only people who have some sort of criminal behavior to hide ever assert their constitutional rights in criminal investigations.
Eric Trump is America\u2019s village idiot.— The USA Singers (@The USA Singers) 1642601149
So, Eric showed up for his deposition and kept his mouth shut. Now he has to hope Ivanka and Jr. don\u2019t sell him out. \n\nAnd Ivanka is just like her daddy: an amoral narcissist who would absolutely throw her brother under the bus.https://twitter.com/glennkirschner2/status/1483788985210126336\u00a0\u2026— The Hoarse Whisperer (@The Hoarse Whisperer) 1642598854
500 possible self-incriminations, @erictrump? Didn't think you could count all the way up like that! https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1483694293588062208\u00a0\u2026— Keith Olbermann (@Keith Olbermann) 1642595998
According to his father, pleading the fifth must mean he's guilty, right?\n\nAsking for the rule of law - which used to be important to the former law and order party.https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1483694293588062208\u00a0\u2026— Chopstik (@Chopstik) 1642596299
That sure looks like a lot of criming ...https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1483694293588062208\u00a0\u2026— Keith Devlin (@Keith Devlin) 1642593413
Eric trump, A German Scottish blood descent born on US soil has dual citizenship as his mum. Current trump descendants of Frederik trump most gangster above US laws They R A Disgrace 2Their Great G Grandfather! Rats born on US soil raised streets of NY.https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1483694293588062208\u00a0\u2026— Diana (@Diana) 1642597160
Whew that\u2019s approaching Rick Scott territory.https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1483694293588062208\u00a0\u2026— judi hayes (@judi hayes) 1642596312
Imagine doing something once every 43.2 seconds for 6 hours that wasn't breathing or blinking.https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1483694293588062208\u00a0\u2026— Fitz\u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25Bunny (@Fitz\u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25Bunny) 1642595550
Coolhttps://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1483694293588062208\u00a0\u2026— Jrunk January (@Jrunk January) 1642594947
I'm not a lawyer but that seems excessive.https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1483694293588062208\u00a0\u2026— Weaver95 \ud83d\udd0b\ud83d\udcbb (@Weaver95 \ud83d\udd0b\ud83d\udcbb) 1642593979
\u201cThe mob takes the Fifth.\u201d\n \u201cIf you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?\u201d-Donald J. Trumphttps://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1483694293588062208\u00a0\u2026— House of Nucci Gualtieri (@House of Nucci Gualtieri) 1642592850
IN OTHER NEWS: MSNBC's Morning Joe explains how Trump's lying 'schtick' may have finally caught up with him
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