Another member of Trump's inner circle reportedly takes the Fifth - Maddow Blog
In the Mar-a-Lago scandal, Kash Patel has an important perspective, but when he gave grand jury testimony, he took the Fifth — and he's not the only one.
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A year later, as regular readers might recall, Trump gave him a promotion, and Patel landed a plum assignment at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Nine months later, the outgoing Republican president gave Patel another promotion, naming him to a prominent position at the Pentagon.
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But just as notable is the apparent fact that Patel took the Fifth rather than answer investigators’ questions.
He has plenty of company. Let’s circle back to our earlier coverage and review the list of high-profile figures from Trump’s orbit who’ve invoked the Fifth recently:
Donald Trump took the Fifth in August, as part of a New York investigation into his allegedly fraudulent business practices.
Eric Trump, in this same civil case, reportedly invoked the Fifth Amendment in response to more than 500 questions.
Roger Stone, a longtime Trump adviser and GOP operative, said two weeks later that he also took the Fifth.
Alex Jones, by his own admission, invoked the Fifth nearly 100 times when the professional conspiracy theorist sat down with congressional investigators.
Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official, also took the Fifth, reportedly more than 100 times.
Michael Flynn, the beneficiary of a Trump pardon despite having previously pleaded guilty to felonies, took the Fifth in response to investigators’ questions in March.
John Eastman, a Republican lawyer who allegedly played a leading role in the overall coup scheme, reportedly invoked the Fifth with both the Jan. 6 committee and a Georgia special grand jury.
Kelli Ward, the Arizona Republican Party chair, also asserted her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination to avoid answering the Jan. 6 committee’s questions.
“The mob takes the Fifth Amendment,” Donald Trump said in 2016, deriding those who assert their right against self-incrimination. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”
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To me, it looks like Patel had a shopping list for intelligence wanted by hostile intelligence services, and Trump filled the order for him by putting him in highly sensitive positions.
He served other purposes for Trump as well, apparently helping with the coup attempt.
Patiently waiting for indictments...
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