Reasons For and Against Pleading the 5th
Though the Supreme Court has held that pleading the 5th must not be considered evidence of guilt in a criminal proceeding, there’s still a likelihood that jurors will do that, even if the judge instructs them not to. Furthermore, as a defendant in a criminal trial, if you choose to exercise your rights under the 5th Amendment, you may not testify at all during the trial. While that might reduce the risk that incriminating evidence will come to light, it will also preclude you from presenting any testimony that could exonerate you.
so Now jurors will find him guilty because he did not answer question and he can't speak at any trial
Trump signed one such law in 2018, increasing the penalty for "unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or material" from one year to five years in prison. errrr ummmmmmm he is his own worst enemy :mj07:
why trump is banned from ever holding political office in the u s a forever
Under the U.S. code, the White House is required to transfer all written communication and documents related to a president’s official duties to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) at the end of the presidential term. Whoever “unlawfully conceals, removes, mutilates, obliterates, falsifies, or destroys” records will be disqualified from holding any office in the U.S.
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In addition to violating U.S. code 2071, the third section of the 14th Amendment established in 1868 could also ban Trump from holding state or federal office over his role in the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol.
Section 3 of the 14th Amendment established prevents people who swore to defend the U.S. Constitution but played a role in an insurrection against the country from holding state or federal office.
legal experts believe the clause could be used against Trump, meaning his name would not be included in ballots in the 2024 presidential election.
A court could find a person aided and participated in an attempt to overturn the result of a valid election," Mark Graber, a University of Maryland law professor, told POLITIFACT.
Though the Supreme Court has held that pleading the 5th must not be considered evidence of guilt in a criminal proceeding, there’s still a likelihood that jurors will do that, even if the judge instructs them not to. Furthermore, as a defendant in a criminal trial, if you choose to exercise your rights under the 5th Amendment, you may not testify at all during the trial. While that might reduce the risk that incriminating evidence will come to light, it will also preclude you from presenting any testimony that could exonerate you.
so Now jurors will find him guilty because he did not answer question and he can't speak at any trial
Trump signed one such law in 2018, increasing the penalty for "unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or material" from one year to five years in prison. errrr ummmmmmm he is his own worst enemy :mj07:
why trump is banned from ever holding political office in the u s a forever
Under the U.S. code, the White House is required to transfer all written communication and documents related to a president’s official duties to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) at the end of the presidential term. Whoever “unlawfully conceals, removes, mutilates, obliterates, falsifies, or destroys” records will be disqualified from holding any office in the U.S.
Law [NODE="2"]Forum[/NODE]
In addition to violating U.S. code 2071, the third section of the 14th Amendment established in 1868 could also ban Trump from holding state or federal office over his role in the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol.
Section 3 of the 14th Amendment established prevents people who swore to defend the U.S. Constitution but played a role in an insurrection against the country from holding state or federal office.
legal experts believe the clause could be used against Trump, meaning his name would not be included in ballots in the 2024 presidential election.
A court could find a person aided and participated in an attempt to overturn the result of a valid election," Mark Graber, a University of Maryland law professor, told POLITIFACT.
