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LuckyLib

(6,819 posts) Sun Jul 8, 2018, 01:01 AM Jul 2018

Imagine being on a Grand Jury when Trump testifies.

Pure torture. Hour after hour of Montana rally blather. DU lawyers, in those sessions can they interrupt him to tell him to answer the question?

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Imagine being on a Grand Jury when Trump testifies. (Original Post) LuckyLib Jul 2018 OP

It is up to Prosecutors to conduct Grand Jury proceedings, elleng Jul 2018 #1

No, it would be up to Trump to decide whether or not he would testify. Fifth amendment & all that. WillowTree Jul 2018 #3

It would be very unusual for a potential defendant to testify in front of a Grand Jury. WillowTree Jul 2018 #2

Do they serve popcorn to Grand Juries? LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jul 2018 #4

elleng

(130,820 posts)

1. It is up to Prosecutors to conduct Grand Jury proceedings,

Reply to LuckyLib (Original post)

Sun Jul 8, 2018, 01:08 AM

Jul 2018

and to decide whether or not trump would testify, whether what he might offer would be relevant to going forward with an indictment. Grand Jury members do ask questions of those before them, who have been selected by the Prosecutors.

WillowTree

(5,325 posts)

3. No, it would be up to Trump to decide whether or not he would testify. Fifth amendment & all that.

Reply to elleng (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 8, 2018, 01:31 AM

Jul 2018

WillowTree

(5,325 posts)

2. It would be very unusual for a potential defendant to testify in front of a Grand Jury.

Reply to LuckyLib (Original post)

Sun Jul 8, 2018, 01:30 AM

Jul 2018

Just about unheard of, actually.

LastLiberal in PalmSprings

(12,577 posts)

4. Do they serve popcorn to Grand Juries?

Reply to LuckyLib (Original post)

Sun Jul 8, 2018, 02:15 AM

Jul 2018

Watching Donnie Two Scoops do the con man two step while trying to keep his lies straight could be the greatest performance since Matt Damon's in "The Martian."

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