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Deshaun Watson Pleads the 5th Throughout Deposition for Sexual Assault Case

Deshaun Watson's attorney, Rusty Hardin, said on Tuesday his client would plead the Fifth during his civil deposition, as the the Harris County District Attorney's Office was presenting its criminal investigation findings on the same day.

Tom Pelissero

Hardin told me he’s doing what any attorney would and “I’m not going to allow him to testify (in the civil cases) until the grand jury completes its investigation.”

On Friday, Watson indeed exercised his Fifth amendment rights in the deposition related to the civil lawsuits filed against him by 22 women accusing him of sexual assault and misconduct:

Aaron Wilson

Rusty Hardin said that Deshaun Watson was deposed by Tony Buzbee for nearly three hours, exercised his Fifth Amendment right throughout.