>> “No one can be compelled to testify against themselves. But that means you cannot testify at all.” <<
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That is simply not so. Partial testimony is fairly common.
That is simply not so. Partial testimony is fairly common.It's my understanding that if someone invokes their 5th Amendment rights, any testimony the did give can be thrown out.
That's to prevent just what she's trying to do: give only the self-serving part of their testimony, while avoiding the tough questions.
How (and whether) that is how it will be handled here remains to be seen.
That's what I think. I'm pretty sure I remember Watergate hearings when they would be answering a string of questions and get to a subject matter where they would start taking the 5th. and then they'd answer other questions, and then take the 5th.
Besides our rights are not something we should be able to unintentionally waive. If all or nothing is current procedure in any court, then it should be incumbent on the court to explain the implications before someone testifies. We shouldn't have to be lawyers to retain our rights.
I hate the left and I respect the rule of law. Otherwise we should all blow through a conch and hope we get justice