Transcript excerpt discussing Fifth Amendment use in criminal and civil cases

Transcript excerpt discussing Fifth Amendment use in criminal and civil cases The passage provides a routine courtroom dialogue about evidentiary strategy with no mention of influential actors, financial flows, or misconduct. It lacks actionable leads, novelty, or controversy, offering only generic procedural insight. Key insights: Witness has experience in ~20 criminal trials, mainly drug and gun cases.; Witness has not used a Fifth Amendment invocation as evidence in criminal cases.; Witness is uncertain about using Fifth Amendment evidence in civil cases.