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Ocelot II

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4. You can plead the 5th in a civil case if you think evidence in the case

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 9, 2025, 10:45 AM

Sep 9

might expose you to criminal prosecution. The difference is that in a civil case an adverse inference can be drawn from your refusal to to testify or to plead the 5th.

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Elie Honig, CNN, RE Epstein - "We will see depositions of Trump; he's the plaintiff." [View all] Miles Archer Sep 9 OP

He's the plaintiff so he won't be filing motions to dismiss; he wants the case to continue Ocelot II Sep 9 #1

As a Plaintiff, Trump cannot plead the 5th. ProudMNDemocrat Sep 9 #2

You can plead the 5th in a civil case if you think evidence in the case Ocelot II Sep 9 #4

Well, as soon as I saw Elie Honig I was going to skip on--he's the most overrated network legal pundit hlthe2b Sep 9 #3

WSJ will notice his deposition and he'll try to weasel out of it. Ocelot II Sep 9 #5