She’s not been charged with anything though.
If you automatically waive your rights by making a statement, where does it stop? Did she waive her rights each time her boss asked her a question? Am I waiving my rights by posting on FR? If not, why not?
What’s the difference between Issa asking a question and a street vagabond asking for directions?
If I go to traffic court and get sworn in, can they then ask me any and everything about my life whether or not it’s related to the traffic stop?
It may work that way in a criminal court if you take the stand, I can see that the prosecution should have a right to cross examine you. But outside of a courtroom, when you haven’t even been charged anything?
You automatically waive your rights to remain silent about x, y, and z by making a statement about x, y, and z after you've been sworn in. She proclaimed, "I have not broken any laws, I have not violated any IRS rules or regulations and I have not provided false information to this or any other congressional committee." Therefore, the committee has the right to ask her about laws she may or may not have broken, IRS rules and regs she may have violated, and information she gave to congress. And she brought it on herself.