President Trump
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Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen says he deserved early release from house arrest. Pence may depart for overseas trip after confirming the vote: report. Judge Trump Org to hand over documents to NY AG as part of investigation MORE suggested Monday that recent recipients of presidential pardon could incite Trump and be forced to testify against him for their lack of fifth amendment protection.
“This poses a huge problem for Donald Trump, because once you get the forgiveness, you are no longer able to call the fifth amendment … because you can not be charged. “All of these people could eventually be his downfall, simply because they will testify against him,” Cohen said as he spoke to Ari Melber of MSNBC.
“Once you get the pardon, you can no longer invoke the fifth amendment … All these people could eventually be his downfall, simply because they will testify against him,” says Michael Cohen about the implications that Pres. Trump can advocate for forgiving political allies. pic.twitter.com/3d1kW5IHIZ
– MSNBC (@MSNBC) 28 December 2020
The Fifth Amendment protects Americans from being forced to make statements that involve themselves in criminal activity.
The president has pardoned a number of loyalists in recent weeks, including a longtime political adviser Roger Stone
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Democrats like Rep. Bill Pascrell
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Cohen pleaded guilty in 2018 to nine charges, including tax evasion and fraud, and was sentenced to three years in prison. He was due to be released from prison next November, but was released in May due to the coronavirus pandemic.