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How does this event of pleading the fifth compare with Bill Gates' interrogation under the monopoly investigation in 1998? I've heard Gates' insistent way of mi
by tajen 10y ago
How does this event of pleading the fifth compare with Bill Gates' interrogation under the monopoly investigation in 1998? I've heard Gates' insistent way of misunderstanding every single question was something that would piss of judges rather than hide your defense (so much that the judge published a best of during the trial): Do pleading the fifth and playing dumb both harm your defense in the same way?
- tgjsrkghruksd 10y agoNo, it's completely different. Sandbagging a deposition and playing stupid games with discovery is almost standard practice. Judges hate it, opposing counsel complains bitterly, but in a pretrial civil case, out of sight of a jury, just about everyone does that on both sides. Pleading the 5th is rather extraordinary in a civil business dispute and is not a normal tactic when you have a strong defense. It immediately raises a stink of crime for everyone concerned, and can certainly spook shareholders/investors.