A video of the former President donald trump weaning in a Investigations into civil fraud introduced by the New York Attorney General Letizia James shows him pleading the fifth over 400 times.

What happened: Trump reportedly pleaded for the fifth for over four hours when questions were asked about his finances.

“Anyone in my position who doesn’t accept the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,” Trump said during the testimony, which took place in a downtown Manhattan conference room. reported CBS News.

Trump, acting on the advice of his attorney, reportedly said, “I respectfully decline to answer questions regarding the rights and privileges accorded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.”

The former president said: “This will be my answer to any further questions.”

Why it matters: Trump released a prepared statement after the preliminary questions were asked, in which he described the trial as “the largest witch hunt in our country’s history.”

According to the report, he called James a “rogue and runaway prosecutor” with political motives.

Specifically, Trump was reportedly asked about the CFO of the Trump Organization Allen Weisselberg who serves a five months imprisonment for tax evasion and the auditor Jeffrey McConney – Both executives have been named as defendants in James’ $250 million lawsuit.

The former president declined to answer a question about the financial statements prepared by the duo.

Attorneys for the Trump Organization blamed Weisselberg in the tax fraud case during the trial, although they found he had done so served three generations the Trump family.

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