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Tonight, were getting a rare look at former president donald trump testifying under oath. new video released "today" shows trump repeatedly invoking the 5th amendment in the new york civil probe of his business. cnns brian todd is joining us and has been reporting on this story. what else can you tell us about this deposition? >> reporter: probably on the advice of his lawyers, donald trump was as careful as he could be, but he took the opportunity to take a political shot at new yorks attorney ...

Even innocent people can inadvertently make themselves seem guilty.

No, Mike Pompeo never plotted to remove the president from power. And if any members of the White House cabinet had hushed conversations about that possibility after Jan. 6, 2021,

No, Mike Pompeo never plotted to remove the president from power. And if any members of the White House cabinet had hushed conversations about that possibility after Jan. 6, 2021,

Those are the kinds of things that how are we doing it now, well put the school segregation folks in that corner. well put the jury selection folks in the back corner. >> the black voting rights, i found that the 15th amendment, it gave african american males the right to vote, but they kept finding loopholes to keep them from voting. and today, 13% are prohibitive, because they have served in prison. >> yeah. >> well, i guess ill say, since were running out of time, i just think talking about t...

Time that begins immediately after the war. 10 to 12 years, when america had to truly reinvent itself. 14th amendment puts equal protection of the law into the u.s. constitution. and the right to vote for black men in the 15th amendment, was a constitutional and a legal revolution. and some black spokesmen by the 1890s, at the turn of the 20th century, would often refer to 1865 as the year zero of a new calendar. a new beginning to history itself. but you have to incorporate the white south into...

How does any lawmaker make such a statement?

As we wait, the highly anticipated final report from the january 6 committee due out sometime today, we are already getting a look at more than 30 witness transcripts which the panel released already. many of the witnesses asserted that their 5th amendment right during all or part of their testimony. for some of them dozens of times over. roger stone pleaded the fifth when asked about his age. john eastman wouldnt confirm he wrote documents that had his name on them. and michael flynn thanked tr...

Self-incriminating. >> yes. is it does indicate there is some worry here. any person is entitled to take the fifth if they believe the testimony might incriminate them and it is an important constitu constitutional tection. and how could your age incriminate you. i think part of that is a symbol of defiance. but the other part is, people when they take the fifth want to take it very broadly so theyre not accused of giving away their fifth amendment right. i think it was excessive here. now the d...

A House panel made four criminal referrals in relation to Donald Trump’s alleged role in the attack on the Capitol. Convictions might make him an unpalatable candidate but wouldn’t bar him from running.