Trump Answered All Questions at Second Deposition, Opting Not to Plead the Fifth
- It was his second deposition in $250 million suit fraud suit
- Trump denies manipulating his asset values to dupe banks
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Former President Donald Trump defended his real estate business during a seven-hour deposition with New York Attorney General Letitia James, defying expectations that he would plead his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination as he did the first time he was questioned.
“He answered every question and as we have said from day one there is absolutely no case,” his lawyer Alina Habba said Thursday in a text message hours after the deposition in Lower Manhattan wrapped up.