Synonyms for plead the fifth
plead the fifth

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1. plead the fifthverb

   Synonyms:
   take the fifth

2. plead the Fifthverb

   To invoke the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which protects witnesses from being forced to incriminate themselves.

   Synonyms:
   take the fifth

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1. Tony Buzbee:

   My view is that if you did nothing wrong and are innocent, you should not be worried about incriminating yourself, my clients didn’t plead the Fifth. Instead, they courageously testified under oath about what Deshaun Watson did to them.

2. Michael Cohen:

   Donald cannot keep track of the lies that he tells, and so, what better way to stop a fool from being deposed and hurting himself further than to tell him to plead the Fifth at least 400 times.

3. Paul Ryan:

   House Republicans was a part of the mess that we uncovered over at DOJ, house Republicans has an obligation to come and testify. If House Republicans wants to come plead the Fifth that's House Republicans choice, but a subpoena to testify before Congress is not optional, it's mandatory. We will do what we need to do to protect this branch of government.