A resurfaced clip shows sex offender Jeffrey Epstein pleading the Fifth when he was asked during a deposition if he ever socialized with underage girls around Donald Trump.

The video clip, unearthed by left-leaning outlet MeidasTouch, shows Epstein responding to questions during a March 2010 deposition. The disgraced financier was questioned by an attorney of an alleged victim, Vice News previously reported.

  • Nougat@fedia.io
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    7 days ago

    First, the goddamned video clip ends before Epstein actually excersizes the 5th. Bad journalists, bad!

    Second, do not take any of my comments here as a defense of Epstein. Take them as a defense of Fifth Amendment protections that we all (in the US) possess.

    The way I interpret this, answering that question would have implicated himself (Epstein) so he did not answer it.

    Still not quite right. Answering that question may have implicated himself. Because answering any question may implicate the person being questioned in a deposition. Ideally, pleading the Fifth on any question shouldn’t cast shadows on the pleader, but that’s not how the investigators or prosecutors or jury or public perceive it.

    On top of that, answering some questions and taking the Fifth on others is most definitely an even worse look, even though it shouldn’t be.

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      7 days ago

      Thanks Nougat. I appreciate this response. Especially the “MAY implicate” part. It’s a nuance that was lost on me.