“Mr. Issa, Mr. Cummings said we should run this like a courtroom and I agree with him. She just testified. She just waved her Fifth Amendment rights. You don’t get to tell your side of the story and then not be subjected to cross examination. That’s not the way it works. She waved her right to Fifth Amendment privilege by issuing an opening statement. She ought to stand here and answer our questions. (Applause)”
- Why Normal Fifth Amendment Rules May Not Legally Apply In The Case Of Lois Lerner
From Ace of Spades: Lerner may have waived her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Virtually all the commentary I see on this from conservative websites (and from Rep. Issa) is, at the very least, incomplete. Part of the difficulty...
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Why did Issa dismiss Lerner instead of making her sit there and repeatedly invoke the Fifth to every question? Issa should have asked her questions like, "If you have not done anything wrong, why do you need to plead the fifth, which protects you from...