2. On Apri l 9, 2018, the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBT") executed 6 three search warrants on my residence, office and hotel room, respectively, without any prior notice. During the corresponding raids, the FBI seized various electronic 8 devices and documents in my possession, which contain information relating to the $130,000 payment to Plaintiff Stephanie Clifford at the center of this case, and my communications with counsel, Brent Blakely, relating to this action.
The Washington Post correctly states:
It is not uncommon for defendants facing both civil liability and criminal prosecution to request a pause in civil proceedings to avoid giving sworn testimony and producing documents that could prove incriminating.
However, it also points out that when Clinton aides invoked their Fifth Amendment privilege over the email server, Trump saw things a little differently:
“The mob takes the Fifth,” Trump said at one campaign rally. “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”
And then there's Trump himself taking the Fifth 97 times during his deposition in his divorce case with Ivana.