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In reply to the discussion: IRS - Did Lois Lerner botch 5th Amendment assertion. [View all]SoCalDem
(103,856 posts)7. She should have said the first part to the press BEFORE she went to congress
and once there she should have invoked & when walked.. I think she said too much too soon..and may regret it.
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No one said she perjured herself. She simply began to tesify, and then invoked the Fifth.
Dreamer Tatum
May 2013
#10
Nevermind. Prosecutors have said that once one testifies, the 5th is waived.
Dreamer Tatum
May 2013
#30
this is what i thought -- that there's a difference between an investigation and a trial
unblock
May 2013
#22
So why would Issa so willingly accept that and not have her questioned? Is he, oh, hiding something?
Roland99
May 2013
#52
Can anyone cite (no editorial) actual case law which prohibits invoking the 5th in a congressional..
LanternWaste
May 2013
#62