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That last one needs to be updated

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Not to mention not testifying has nothing to do with innocence. That’s not how our justice system works.

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“You see the mob takes the Fifth,” he said during one rally in Iowa. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-quote-about-fifth-amendment-resurfaces-allies-use-it-jan-6-panel-1660741

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Although true, for Trump, testifying would only lead to him further incriminating himself, so I feel context is important when making such distinctions.

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Yeah that first one isn’t right. He won the 2016 election but still claimed it was rigged, and that he should have gotten more votes.

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He’s like an elementary schooler, the difference is instead of bragging about having a PlayStation 7 at home he’s trying to overthrow democracy… :/

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