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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is due Wednesday to face questioning under oath in New York's civil investigation into his business practices. But will he answer? The ex-president's lawyer has indicated that he will advise Trump to stay mum and invoke the Fifth Amendment's protection against self-incrimination. It's a constitutional right that gets high-profile exposure in settings from Congress to TV crime shows, but there are nuances. Here's what it means — and doesn't — to “plead (or ‘take’) the Fifth." WHAT IS ‘THE FIFTH’? The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution establishes a number of rights related to legal proceedings, including that no one “shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself.” In the most direct sense, that means criminal defendants don't have to give damning testimony in their own cases. But it has come to apply in … [Read more...] about What does ‘plead the Fifth’ mean? Will Donald Trump do it?

NEW YORK - Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to give sworn testimony Wednesday in the New York attorney general's civil probe into his business dealings, specifically his representations to lenders and tax agencies about the value of his assets. Trump announced the long-delayed deposition two days after his Mar-a-Lago home and beach club was searched by the FBI as part of a Justice Department probe into missing records that were generated during his presidency and were supposed to be catalogued with the National Archives. FBI agents left the property Monday with about a dozen boxes that were being stored at Trump's estate. The former president had surrendered about 15 boxes to the archives in January, some of which contained material marked classified. In announcing the legal action at his Palm Beach, Fla., property, Trump blasted the Justice Department for seeking a search warrant and insisted he had been cooperative with authorities and that there was no need for an … [Read more...] about Trump to be deposed Wednesday in New York civil probe of his business

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for August 10 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Former President Donald Trump’s clout over the Republican Party was once again on the line in a key gubernatorial primary, and once again the former president’s endorsed candidate came out on top. Businessman and former Army Ranger officer Tim Michels edged former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch to capture Wisconsin’s GOP nomination for governor, setting up a crucial November showdown with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers in a key general election battleground state. Evers is being heavily targeted by Republicans as he seeks a second term. "I’d like to thank President Trump for his support, for this endorsement, it meant so much. It was a tremendous validation of our meteoric rise in this campaign. He knows that we need to have new leadership in Madison," Michels, a … [Read more...] about Trump’s grip over GOP remains firm as Michels tops Kleefisch in Wisconsin primary face-off

close Video Rep. Hice: FBI's Trump raid is ‘America’s greatest nightmare’ Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., reacts to the FBI raid of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago and the ‘weaponizing’ of government against the former president NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! FBI agents scoured Melania Trump’s wardrobe and spent several hours combing through Donald Trump’s private office, breaking open his safe and rifling through drawers when they raided the former First Family’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida Monday morning. The Post has learned that the search warrant used by the FBI to enter the palatial Palm Beach property focused solely on presidential records and evidence of classified information being stored there. A source close to the former president expressed concern that FBI agents or DOJ lawyers conducting the search could have "planted stuff" because they would not allow Trump’s attorneys inside the 128-room building to observe the operation, … [Read more...] about FBI searched Melania’s wardrobe, spent hours in Trump’s private office during Mar-a-Lago raid

close Video Florida attorney general on FBI raid: 'We are not a dictatorship' Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody discusses the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! FBI agents, as well as U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Chris Wray, are experiencing an uptick in death threats in the wake of the raid at former President Trump’s residence at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, according to sources speaking with Fox News. Authorities monitoring social media posts are spotting a significant increase in death threats aimed towards agents, Wray and Garland. These threats are reported to continue at a steady pace online. The FBI/DOJ security procedures are not made public, and both Garland and Wray travel with armed security. Still, Fox News is told there are discussions to potentially increase their security. Meanwhile, members of the federal law enforcement community across the country are … [Read more...] about FBI agents, Garland and Wray see increased death threats after Trump Mar-a-Lago raid: sources

close Video Herschel Walker calling for a debate with Senator Warnock Georgia Senate Candidate Herschel Walker reacts to offensive comments from an MSNBC guest and calls for a debate with his Democratic opponent Sen. Raphael Warnock. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX : Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker of Georgia says he’s "glad" that a group of Republican operatives opposed to Donald Trump and some the candidates the former president’s backing this election cycle went up with a new ad on Monday that includes graphic comments from Walker’s ex-wife describing him choking her and threatening to shoot her during their marriage. "My opponents launched a dirty attack ad. They dug up an old video and took it out of context," Walker argues in a new video released Wednesday and shared first with Fox News. "My opponents think they’re hurting me — but I am glad they did this ad." The spot by the Republican … [Read more...] about Herschel Walker says he’s ‘glad’ anti-Trump GOP group used his ex-wife’s graphic comments in new ad

close Video Trump raid 'useful for January 6th investigation:' Andy McCarthy Former federal prosecutor and Fox News contributor Andy McCarthy joins Martha MacCallum to give his legal analysis on Monday's FBI raid on former President Donald Trump's residence at Mar-a-Lago on 'The Story.' NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! I continue to believe that establishment Democrats want former President Donald Trump to be the Republican presidential nominee in 2024. They calculate that a post-Capitol riot Trump, particularly a Trump bruised by the slick made-for-TV drama series known as the House January 6 Committee hearings, is their best shot at electing a Democrat. The FBI’s search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence is yet another hardball move that Democrats figure will stoke GOP anger – enough to get Trump nominated. From there, Democrats surmise, he cannot win a national election, so they would retain the White House. But this is … [Read more...] about FBI raid of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home won’t help Democrats in 2024

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 6 MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Donald Trump reasserted his grip on Republicans in Wisconsin's primary, but both Democrats and Republicans said Wednesday that the former president's involvement in key races for governor and U.S. Senate could come back to hurt them in the swing state. Trump's pick for governor, construction company co-owner Tim Michels, beat out the choice of establishment Republicans. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said that means Michels now “owns” Trump and he won't be able to moderate in the general election. “His relationship with Trump is going to drive this campaign,” Evers told reporters after eating breakfast with his newly minted running mate, state Rep. Sarah Rodriguez. “Trump owns him, he owns Trump. That’s his problem, that’s not mine.” Michels’ campaign adviser Chris Walker reacted to Evers’ comments in a statement, saying Evers and President Joe … [Read more...] about Trump ties may come back to haunt in swing state Wisconsin

DALLAS (AP) — The nearly $50 million defamation verdict against Alex Jones for his years of lies about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre is far from a final reckoning. Jones' attorneys plan to appeal and try to lower the price tag a Texas jury put on his false claim that the nation’s deadliest school shooting — which killed 20 students and six teachers — was a hoax. The conspiracy theorist faces bankruptcy and other defamation lawsuits. And the courtroom conduct of Jones and his lawyers has exposed the Infowars host to new legal perils, including possible sanctions, allegations of perjury and renewed scrutiny in the investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Here's a look at the fallout from the successful suit against Jones by the parents of one of the child victims in the Dec. 14, 2012, shooting at the school in Newtown, Connecticut. WILL JONES PAY AND HOW MUCH? A Travis County jury last week ordered Jones to pay Neil Heslin and Scarlett … [Read more...] about What’s next for Alex Jones after $49M Sandy Hook verdict?

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 11 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden left Washington on Wednesday to begin what is expected to be at least a seven-day vacation in South Carolina with members of his family. Biden, accompanied by first lady Jill Biden, departed the White House by motorcade to Joint Base Andrews outside the capital, where Air Force One was on hand to take them to Charleston. The first couple was planning to be in Kiawah Island, noted for its private beach and golf resort, through Tuesday, according to Federal Aviation Administration advisories. The White House did not respond to requests to provide details on Biden's vacation schedule, activities or when he planned to return to Washington. Biden was joined Wednesday on Air Force One by his son, Hunter Biden, daughter-in-law Melissa Cohen and grandson Beau. While Biden is in South Carolina, the … [Read more...] about Biden begins summer vacation with family in South Carolina