[sandude]

The prosecutor would be likely to give her some sort of immunity from prosecution if she answered the questions.

If they have nothing or very little on Angela then it would make no sense for her to take immunity. On the other hand if they have loads on her but want to get the other parties involved then the immunity angle would come into play. They also may not give her immunity because they have enough to burn her and don’t need her to get the others.

[cookiedough]

If so, they'd tell her attorney about it, and use it to make a deal to catch the bigger fish. The day she shows up with a criminal defense lawyer is the day we should all start holding our breaths because that means something is up.

Smith doesn't count -- he doesn't strike me, from things he's said, to be the type to negotiate a plea bargain with the government. He said criminal law is not his bailiwick.

[cookiedough]

The immunity offer would be to get her talk, to get whatever she does have to say out of her. She wouldn't lose by so doing, except that her public persona would be smeared if she had to testify in court later.