Posted on 06/28/2013 8:54:43 AM PDT by jazusamo
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell E. Issa said Friday he believes the woman at the center of the IRS scandal waived her Fifth Amendment rights when she came before the committee last month.
“I have considered the matter deliberately,” including the opinion of Lois Lerner’s lawyers, Mr. Issa said,
Ms. Lerner, director of tax-exempt organizations for the IRS, began the witnesses’ testimony by denying that she acted improperly and then invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
“I have not done anything wrong. I have not broken any laws,” she said. “I have not violated any IRS rules or regulations, and I have not provided false information to this or any other congressional committee.”
Mr. Issa dismissed Ms. Lerner from the witness table, but Rep. Trey Gowdy, South Carolina Republican, objected, saying that since she made a brief statement in her defense, that effectively waived her right to invoke the Fifth Amendment.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Yup. Protecting criminals is what Democrats do best. BTW, they don’t want to get to the truth. If they poke around long enough, they might find connections to high level officials.
For cripes sake, Issa, get off the damned pot! You can’t let this string out like F&F. DO SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE
Weave me a cone yoo cupid bat.
(I think Dilbert's publisher is pretty aggressive about copyrights, so I didn't directly post the comic)
I’m not sure he will..especially after another IRS employee took the 5th..the public is pissed...
LOL!!! Nice to chuckle some today...thanks.
Wrong approach. Give her immunity - go for the big fish.
What are they going to do, hold her in contempt and put her in jail? Only make everyone feel bad for her.
They won’t prosecute her. The key is to identify the folks in the White House who are obviously behind this. Give her immunity and she has no choice.
Get the House prison cell ready...she will not comply.
LMAO!!!!! Happens to me all the time! I thought you were just bein' folksy! ;-)
Wow.. I just got a great laugh out of that... thanks, fellow VA FReeper. How goes it?
Yep. you can bet if she’s called back she. Will assert the 5th.
Would be sumpin if she were held in contempt.
Not gonna happen.
Shoot her then, see if we get anything out of her when she is dead, effin’ narzi.
SHE TESTIFIED TO HER INNOCENCE then pleaded the 5th. You cannot pick and choose to testify then not testify. How is she allowed to get away with that? She waived her rights by testifying. Even a novice such as myself figured this one out. Has Issa been blackmailed now too? Lerner should be charged with ‘abuse of power’ at a minimum and we taxpayers should not be PAYING HER WHILE ON LEAVE.
Bye-bye 5th Amendment! Supreme Court Decides: Anything You Don’t Say Can and Will Be Used Against You
In the first link at post #15 at 34:15 minutes Rep. Trey Gowdy speaks and rips Lerner for testifying after asserting the fifth.
It’s worth the 5+ minutes to watch, Gowdy is terrific.
you can invoke the fifth at anytime, to any question...
that is your right.
teeman
Statements a person makes under oath are subject to cross examination according to Trey Gowdy, he said you cannot assert the fifth and then present your side of the story.
Check my post #35
Ha ha..... :-)
Glad you liked it! Happens to me ALL the time ‘cause I like to goof the spelling and I forget sometimes that Apple doesn’t....
Things going well this side of the Rivah personally. Politics in IOW aren’t doing so hot...I’m sure you’ve read all the who-struck-john on a school board member and a supe and our local NAACP...sheesh. Meanwhile our taxes went up again...great.
Gunna chill for the rest of the summah then try to help Cooooch win...
Bring her in and question her anyway.
“You seem to be sweating. Is it too hot in here for you?”
“I assert my rights under the Fifth Amendment and refuse to answer that question.”
“How about deodorant? Does the Fifth Amendment preclude you from using deodorant?”
“Are you implying that I stink?”
“I assert my rights under the Fifth Amendment to not answer YOUR question! Now, how do you like that Ms Fifth Amendment smarty-pants? And I’m not implying anything. Your behavior in this matter stinks so bad that there isn’t enough SECRET deodorant in the country to cover up your stench.”
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