Who may hide behind the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution? This is part of the Bill of Rights and it protects all individuals from being compelled to be witnesses against themselves in criminal cases.
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
The Fifth Amendment creates a number of rights relevant to both criminal and civil legal proceedings. In criminal cases, the Fifth Amendment guarantees the right to a grand jury, forbids “double jeopardy,” and protects against self-incrimination. It also requires that “due process of law” be part of any proceeding that denies a citizen “life, liberty or property” and requires the government to compensate citizens when it takes private property for public use.
Trump once said pleading the Fifth was for 'the mob' and now he might do it https://cnn.it/2rrC8sW
Five Times Trump Has Bashed Pleading the Fifth https://www.msnbc.com/mtp-daily/watch/five-times-trump-has-bashed-plead…
What Trump has said about the Fifth Amendment https://cnn.it/2HuXDjk
