Fifth Amendment Privilege News Today

washington, d.c. im in for nicolle wallace. we begin with the one thing that has consistently haunted the disgraced, twice impeached, four times indicted vice president, something that has time and again kneecaped donald j. trump, in the way his adversaries, even the legal system has struggled to do. were talking about donald trumps own words. today were reminded that words do, in fact, matter, particularly when they are uttered during a deposition under oath. its part of the $370 mill...

>> welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." >> we begin with president biden touting a significant win for his agenda, coming as the country struggles with inflation and he faces low approval ratings. lets get straight to the white house, our chief correspondent kaitlan collins is joining us. if this bill passes as its expected to, it will be a much needed win for this president. >> yeah, wolf. and one that w...

Stand. abcs alex perez from minneapolis. >> reporter: former police officer derek chauvin today, for the first time, speaking in court, declaring he wont testify in his own defense, telling his lawyer and the judge he was invoking his fifth amendment right against self-incrimination. >> i have repeatedly advised you that this is your decision and your decision alone. right? >> correct. >> we have gone back and forth on the matter, would be kind of an understatement, right? >> yes, it is. >> have...

Inappropriate? >> i think its inappropriate. i think it sends a message that the president may be trying to influence the decision of michael cohen. look, the prosecutors can influence the decision of cohen, they can threaten him, they can cajole him. they can even offer him money, they wont do that, but theyre allowed to, under the rules of the -- of the courts today. they have tremendous leverage over him. but i think its inappropriate for a president to dangle a pardon. its not inappropriate ...

Do. >> jamie: tony, her supervisor asked for her resignation. >> she is not compelled to take it unfortunately. thats what we are in the midst of seeing. if she were somebody who had a degree of integrity or ethics she would resign or again is he very least agree not to take pay while there was an investigation or at the very least agree to be an active participant in these hearings. the government has the congress rather has this oversight role. now, she is saying i did nothing wrong. well then...