Sarah Sanders clumsily dodges difficult question about Trump, Cohen and the Fifth amendment – ThinkProgress
[ad_1] Donald Trump has a history of bashing those who plead the Fifth. At a rally in 2016 , Trump said, “The mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth?” and during a debate with former Secretary of State and then-Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, he called pleading the Fifth “ disgraceful .” But now, Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen has invoked the Fifth amendment, using his right not to incriminate himself to secure a temporary stay in a lawsuit filed by adult film actress Stormy Daniels against Trump. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked about Cohen’s choice to plead the Fifth by a reporter Tuesday, who asked whether Trump stands by his earlier remarks about such a move being disgraceful. “If I may, I wanted to ask you about something that took place last week involving the president’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen,” the reporter said. “He, in court documents, asserted that he would assert his Fifth Amendment rights ...