Legal experts: NY AG “set up” Don Jr. on witness stand — and now he could be criminally prosecuted

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Legal experts: NY AG “set up” Don Jr. on witness stand — and now he could be criminally prosecuted
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He might have still been better off pleading the 5th and losing the civil trial than he will be testifying, probably losing the civil trial anyway, and also opening himself to potential criminal liability.

Better to be thought a criminal than to open your mouth and remove all doubt

They lost the civil trial already by willful disregard of the courts requests and blatant misdirection. This whole show is just to determine how much they owe. While it might be pedantic, it is fairly critical to getting the story right as to what is happening.

It’s why the questioning is going the way it is going. They could go deeper on certain questions, but the facts are already mostly clear. It doesn’t stop them from focusing on who of this gang might have lied.