[Steely Tom]

Lois Lerner, the head of the exempt organizations division of the IRS, won’t answer questions about what she knew about the improper screening ...

...on the grounds that by giving honest answers she might tend to incriminate herself. That is to say, she might implicate herself as having been involved in criminal activity.

[Dan(9698)]

Testifying before Congress is a Civil proceeding.

There is no 5th amendment protection in a civil proceeding.

When someone refuses to answer a question in a civil proceeding, the answer is deemed to be whatever the questioner says it is.

The person is also held to be in contempt.

[wiggen]

ah but conspiracy or acting alone?

[DannyTN]

if invoking the fifth leads to presumption of guilt then we have no fifth amendment right.

"That said. This department was her responsibility. Whether she testifies or not, the evidence pointing in her direction is substantial and we should be able to get a conviction without her testimony."

We should not offer her immunity. However, if she was following orders from the WH, we can certainly take that into consideration.

[muawiyah]

Start with her name. If she has any fear of the future she’d best not answer even that one.

[DB]

The sad truth is, she knows she’s more likely to get into serious legal trouble for lying to congress than targeting conservatives via the IRS. There’s more wiggle room on the targeting front than lying to congress and being caught in black and white.