Donald Trump usually has a lot to say, but not today.

The lead starts right now.

The former president under oath refusing to answer questions and voking his Fifth Amendment

right after years of mocking those who did just that.

And wanted by the FBI, the Justice Department reveals an Iranian man's dramatic plot to

kill the reported target high-level officials who worked under President Trump.

Plus, those rising prices still going up, but not as fast, where you'll see the most

savings as inflation rates start to cool.

Welcome to the lead.

I'm Dana Bash in for Jake Tapper.

We begin with our politics lead.

Donald Trump today invoked his Fifth Amendment right in a deposition with a New York attorney

general who's investigating the Trump organization's finances.

This at a deposition lasting more than five hours in a lengthy statement, the former

president claims he had no choice, saying he's the target of an unfounded, politically

motivated witch hunt.

This from the man who once asked, if you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth?

This is one of at least seven criminal, civil, and congressional investigations Trump

is facing.

That includes the probe that led to the FBI search at his Mar-a-Lago home on Monday.

That was tied to the DOJ's investigation into the handling of classified documents.

CNN Sarah Murray has more on today's derailed deposition against the backdrop of the extraordinary

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