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Trump Pleaded The Fifth 97 Times To Avoid Admitting

To Adultery
But he has no problem attacking Clinton over her husbands infidelity.
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Donald and Ivana Trump fought a very public battle over the terms of their divorce.

In the summer of 1990, at the height of his bitter divorce from his first wife, Donald

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Trump was carrying on a very public extramarital aair with a former beauty queen,
Marla Maples.
As part of the couples divorce proceedings, Ivana Trumps lawyers asked him
under oath about his dealings with other women and whether he had been faithful
to his wife.

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Instead of answering, Donald Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment rights against

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self-incrimination. Over the course of five depositions that summer, he was asked

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approximately 100 questions related to marital infidelity. He pleaded the Fifth on 97

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Donald preaches about his devotion to the Second Amendment, but it was the
Fifth Amendment that was his favorite when he was deposed in the divorce with
Ivana, wrote biographer Wayne Barrett in his 1992 book, Trump: The Greatest
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Barretts reporting on those depositions, which are still sealed.

For Trump, taking the Fifth seemed to work out well. He later bragged that he
managed to settle the divorce without giving his first wife a penny more than
required by the prenuptial agreement.
Now, with less than six weeks to go until Election Day, Trump is again focused on

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questions of marital infidelity and invoking Fifth Amendment rights. Only this time,
the GOP presidential nominee has cast himself as the judge.
And everything looks dierent. Inside the moral and ethical bubble that Trump has

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created for himself, taking the Fifth 97 times is a savvy move, and powerful men
arent constrained by marital vows. Outside that bubble, the Fifth Amendment is
apparently used only by criminals, and adultery is a sin to be blamed on both
spouses.

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Trump and Marla Maples were themselves married in 1993 and divorced in 1999.

Following Trumps disappointing debate performance Monday night, he said he

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deserved credit for not attacking his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, over her
husbands infidelity. His advisers and campaign surrogates fanned out across the
airwaves to make the same case.
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because he did not follow through on his threat to seat Gennifer Flowers, a former
girlfriend of Bill Clinton, in the front row at the debate.
Rudy Giuliani, one of Trumps closest advisers, said Hillary Clinton was too stupid
to be president if she hadnt realized all along that Monica Lewinsky, a White
House intern, was telling the truth. As mayor of New York, Giuliani carried on his
own very public extramarital aair, which cast a shadow over his administration.
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partly to blame for her husbands misdeeds. She was an unbelievably nasty, mean
enabler, and what she did to a lot of those women is disgraceful, he said in May.
As for the Bill of Rights, Trump has focused in recent weeks on the fact that one of
Clintons former staers and two outside computer experts pleaded the Fifth
during the investigation of her use of a private email server as secretary of state.
Now the people who destroyed the emails are all pleading the Fifth Amendment in

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front of Congress today, Trump said earlier this month at a rally. Have you seen
that is going on before Congress? Fifth Amendment, Fifth Amendment, Fifth
Amendment horrible, horrible.
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On Wednesday, Trump likened anyone who takes the Fifth to a criminal. So there
are five of them taking the Fifth Amendment, like you see on the mob, right? he
said at another rally in Iowa, inflating the number by two. The mob takes the Fifth
Amendment. If youre innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?
This was precisely the question that Ivana Trumps lawyer posed to her husband
during those depositions 26 years ago, according to Barrett the biographer. The
lawyer, Michael Kennedy, also warned Donald Trump that by taking the Fifth so
many times, he was giving the court grounds to draw a reasonable inference that
he had committed adultery.
According to Barrett:
The irony was that everyone in the divorce action was represented by skillful
criminal attorneys, and the one chosen by Donald had substantial mob
clienteles, including Marlas lawyer, Jerry Shargel, who was one of John
Gottis attorneys ... It was a measure of the mud war both parties expected,
and predictably, waged.

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Editors note: Donald Trump regularly incites political violence and is a serial liar,
rampant xenophobe, racist, misogynist and birther who has repeatedly pledged to
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Dawn Williams Teacher at Mansfield city schools

Why is Bill Clinton's infidelity an issue in this presidential race?
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Mallory G Morrison
Because that's all they've got. Trump is an embarrassment but they're too deep in to admit
they've been wrong.
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Rob Wallen SUNY Maritime College

Cause hillary claims to be all for women yet is still married to that guy
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44 12 hrs

Freida Hitts
Oh such a mansplaining comment rob !
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Patrick Krasniewski Canton, Michigan

So during the first debate, Trump says it's disgraceful for Clintons staff to take the fifth, an
amendment to protect people from self incrimination (whether they are guilty or not), but as usual, the
rules do apply Trump. Do what he says, please, pay no attention to what he actually does.
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1156 13 hrs

Ed Estrada Redlands, California

One comprimises our national security and the other doesnt.
Paul Combetta wiped Hillarys emails server with bleach bit 2 weeks after being told not to do
so by congress. You liberal hacks are grasping at straws here, trying to draw parrallels
between crooked Hillary and Trump. You all look and sound desperate. Its pathetic.
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18 12 hrs

Elizabeth Pengson
he's digging his own very deep grave.. 30 ft under once this election is over.
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138 12 hrs

Shana Hirsch
I was just about to comment about this very thing!
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Cathy Belcher Stout

But, but, I am Donald Trump! The rules do not apply to me! I won that debate! I won it! I won it! I won
it!
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Sue Waller Works at Associated Realty

Lol. Lol.
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21 12 hrs

Kenzie Lahman Tier 1 Repair Representative at Birch Communications

I WON IT BECAUSE I HAVE A BETTER TEMPERMAENT!!!!!!
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102 12 hrs

Lolita Sallas Toro Van Driver at Campbell High School

Narcissistic men
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Holly Nicole Dodson

People who live in unpaid glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
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509 12 hrs

Mary Velasco
You rock holly
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28 12 hrs

Kiah Holman
Yes!!!!!
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19 12 hrs

Aquila La'Tarish
I see what you did there.
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Sophie Leiton Toomey Actress at Cry Innocent: The People Versus Bridget Bishop
And you're lecturing Bill on infidelity? I'm not saying what Bill did was right, but you're in absolutely no
position to be criticizing him when you've done basically everything he did.
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Paige Rumsey
Exactly, and Hillary was the victim of it, not the guilty one, like trump. I dont know where he
got the idea that he's better than everyone. So gross.
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28 12 hrs

Ann Pratt Royal Roads University

and small point.. .Bill is not running.
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Anthony Helfrich SUNY Maritime College

Can we just remember that Bill at least worked through his problems and is still on marriage
number one while Trump cheated on his first two wives with each subsequent wife and has
been married three times?
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Jim Rutledge Lebanon, Oregon

If challenged by these "facts" he will simply say, "Well I wasn't running for president then, so it doesn't
matter." Right, Donald, nothing you've ever done matters.
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361 12 hrs

Diane Carter Chef, food blogger at The Wizard of Grub

Well Bill Clinton isn't running either!
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51 12 hrs

Jacqueline Brooks
And her answer should be Bill is not running for president now..."
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25 12 hrs

Sarah Hall Sycamore, Illinois

No, he will just say it didn't happen and talk over anyone asking about it by repeatedly saying
"wrong, wrong, wrong"

"wrong, wrong, wrong"

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Gretchen Meise Rowan College at Burlington County

At this point I am really starting to believe this man has extremely bad case of low self esteem and
the only way to feel better is deflecting and making fun of others
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313 12 hrs

Donna Sam Works at 40 yr old company

Believe it!
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John Bolton Charlotte, North Carolina

STARTING to believe?!?!
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52 12 hrs

Roma Banks
It's actually due to his narcissistic personality disorder. You're describing the key hallmarks of
the disorder.
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Richard Wiltzius
Why doesn't his campaign staff just say "Hey he could've taken out a gun and shot everybody during
the debate, but he didn't. Give him some credit." Just a ploy excuse to take the focus off his cocaine
habit I bet. Sniffling tRump and his trumpets.
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Alexandra Matheson James Mobile, Alabama

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Patty Bell Toronto, Ontario

He had his staff wrapped around his finger! He told his surrogates to stop telling him he lost
the debate and that when they do interviews to keep throwing Bill Clintons infidelity out there
and keep saying it for every question asked
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Jim Mn
Giuliani isn't done yet, give him time.
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Meghann Lawrence Greeley Central High School (GCHS)

I can't understand why Bills infidelity is a scratch for Hillary? If anything she proves that love wins, or
that marriage is hard work and for both of those reasons she is more respected not less.
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Karan Snyder Wilson Registered Nurse at St. Mary's Medical Center

Maybe because she called these women out. She recently said that all rape victims should
be believed. Interesting since she called Bill's accusers liars. It's pretty apparent there's a lot
of Clinton supporters out there that have done no research on them. She deserves no
woman's respect
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Julie Liggett Orange, California

Because I don't give a rats behind about her marriage. Standing by and forgiving your
husband personally for infidelity is in no way related to a politician pretending that it is okay

husband personally for infidelity is in no way related to a politician pretending that it is okay
for POTUS to abuse his power and have an affair with a staff member.
POTUS should be held AT LEAST to the same standard of a CEO of any company.
To POLITICALLY align yourself with such a disgusting display should be absolute career
suicide. The two go hand in hand. I don't care about any of his other affairs, and frankly
believe there are very good reasons why he would go looking somewhere else.
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Rose Howell
They stayed married to protect each other from having to testify against each other. Ever
notice they reside in different states, mostly. Not much of a marriage - business marriage
because HILARY CLINTON decided to steal what did not belong to her and build their
political careers at one hell of a price to the people that they stole from. Last time I checked
murder and racketeering were criminal offenses however, the Obama administration doesn't
know the law
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Arno Arr Michaelis IV

Peacemaker at Serve 2 Unite

It was a fantastic plea of the 5th. The best. No one can plead the 5th like he can. Because when he
pleads the 5th it's fantastic. It's huge. It's the 5th amendment. The best amendment. Many people are
saying that. I've heard many people say.
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Mia Villeta Alvarado La Sierra Heights, California

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Henrietta Jackson Lemon Scott'S Branch High

That is hilarious!
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Jamie Clark
this is great
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