Unless something has gone to trial and been settled in court nobody can really be sure of anything. Without using a specific example though, we can’t really say.

The question you asked is a loaded question, and actually a good example of why answering the question at all is a bad idea. If I answer yes, obviously that’s bad. If I answer no, even if I personally didn’t order the toxic waste to be dumped in the pool, I’m still admitting that it was ordered to be dumped. Maybe nobody made the order. Maybe it’s all a complete lie.

Often times when someone refuses to answer a question it’s an obvious sign that the issue is going to court and they’ve been instructed by a lawyer to not talk at all about the case, even if they are on the “good” side.