Posted on 05/28/2016 8:41:29 AM PDT by DrDude
Mills was to take a deposition yesterday. She fought it in court and was still required to appear. Nothing in any sources. Did the deposition occur? Why no mention in the press? Is this the end for Hillary or "more of the same stalling tactics"?
“While we are at it, what happened to the Egyptian airplane investigation?”
Still looking for the black boxes. Egypt’s own efforts were no doubt comical, but face-saving; now a specialized French vessel specifically designed to find things like this in the sea is being brought in to “help” the search.
Where there are poor people, there is government and charity money to be siphoned off.
Maybe she was deposed yesterday, the 27th.
May 26 - Lukens is the first of seven depositions of former Clinton top aides and State Department officials that Judicial Watch has scheduled over the next four weeks. Also to be deposed are Cheryl Mills and Huma Abedin, as well as top State Department official Patrick Kennedy, and former State IT employee Bryan Pagliano.
Wouldn't be surprised to see Bill croak. He's really been struggling lately. Of course once he does the dead cat bounce, Hillary is Scott free from prosecution because who will step up and prosecute the grieving widow of a former "beloved" president?????
Wouldn't put it past Hillary to make arrangements for Bill's dirt nap......
“You are confusing civil and criminal law. In criminal law you have the rights of the accused, including taking the fifth.
In civil suits once under deposition you are obligated to answer all questions. Failure to do so can result in a contempt charge....”
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You’re not quite correct on this one. Courts have long held that the Fifth Amendment privilege “can be asserted in any proceeding, civil or criminal, administrative or judicial, investigatory or adjudicatory.” Kastigar v. United States, 406 U.S. 441, 445 (1972).
BASICALLY (not trying to cover all bases here) a person can only be held in contempt in a civil case after taking the 5th is if the court determines that the claim has been waived, for example, or is contrived, or in the event of a refusal to testify even after use or transactional immunity has been offered by the relevant prosecutorial agency what would have jurisdiction over any criminal case. (This is not an exclusive list).
On another point, there are limited circumstances in a civil case where invoking the 5th can result in adverse factual findings (striking a defense,for example) against the party invoking the privilege. If you are interested in learning more, I’ve put a link here for you. But yes,one can invoke in a civil case if there is a legit. fear that the testimony could later be used in a criminal case and would tend to incriminate.
All this said, I want HRC and her staff in prison.
http://www.litigationandtrial.com/2013/04/articles/attorney/pleading-the-fifth-adverse-inferences/
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A deposition is recorded and a verified transcript is prepared by a independent Court reporter. Since the video was sealed it will take a few days for the transcript to be prepared. Relax.
Congress may have taken time off, as is its wont, but obviously everyone didn’t ... late Thursday the DOJ filed a brief opposing Judicial Watch’s request to depose Hillary.
That is a great observation.
Deja view. Here’s a story put up by another FReeper about a huge email scandal involving the Clintons when they were in the White House. Interesting, and some of the players in that one are involved in the new one as well!
http://nypost.com/2016/05/29/hillary-has-been-burying-emails-since-she-was-first-lady/
Did I really type “deja view”? Make that “vu”.
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