Donald Trump , Pleads the Fifth , in Deposition.<br />On August 10, former President Donald Trump invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions at a scheduled deposition.<br />CNN reports that the Fifth Amendment guarantees that <br />an individual cannot be compelled to provide incriminating <br />information that could be used against them.<br />CNN reports that the Fifth Amendment guarantees that <br />an individual cannot be compelled to provide incriminating <br />information that could be used against them.<br />Trump was ordered to be deposed by lawyers from New York Attorney General Letitia James' office.<br />The deposition comes as part of a three-year <br />civil investigation into whether the Trump Organization <br />provided misleading financial statements.<br />In an August 10 post on Truth Social, <br />Trump described the deposition as , "a continuation of the greatest Witch Hunt in U.S. history! My great company, and myself, are being attacked from all sides. Banana Republic!".<br />On August 8, the FBI executed <br />a search warrant at Trump's <br />Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.<br />CNN reports that the search was <br />part of an investigation into the <br />handling of classified documents.<br />CNN reports that the search was <br />part of an investigation into the <br />handling of classified documents.<br />On August 9, Trump lost an appeal to block <br />a House committee from obtaining his tax returns.<br />In January, the New York attorney general's office <br />said that "significant" evidence had been <br />found against the Trump Organization. .<br />According to James' office, evidence showed that the Trump Organization used false or misleading financial information to obtain loans, insurance and tax benefits
