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LETTER: Donald Trump takes the Fifth

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Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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We have been given another chapter in the reign of our past president. Remember his definition of a crook? “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” I am shocked — shocked! — to learn the loser 45th president took the Fifth at his court appearance. Does it mean he is a self-acclaimed crook? Only time and the courts will tell. I have my own opinion.

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