incriminate

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In a series of Substack posts, the first of which has garnered 751,000 views, Lizza took aim at Nuzzi’s journalistic integrity, airing alleged text-message exchanges, love poetry and recorded conversations meant to incriminate his ex.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Byers initially did not want to testify at all, believing his life to be in danger and fearing that he might incriminate himself.

From Slate • Dec. 1, 2025

After being sworn as a witness, the coroner warned him that he was not obliged to answer questions if he believed his response could "incriminate" him.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2025

By contrast he wouldn't let them go hard after David Pecker, his buddy who also happens to have a box full of papers that Trump believes might incriminate him in god-only-knows-what.

From Salon • May 31, 2024

For Rusty Bernstein, Raymond Mhlaba, and Ahmed Kathrada, the evidence of involvement in conspiracy was slight and we decided they should not incriminate themselves.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela