She is just afraid of being Scootered. All folk called before that committee should claim the 5th unless granted full immunity. To do otherwise is to risk perjury traps and political crimes.
Don't let yourself be Scootered.
Most immunity deals have a provision there is immunity for any TRUTHFUL testimony - given the witch hunt on Capitol Hill, the 5th is her best route, I think.
from Slate.com:
Goodling, a 33-year-old graduate of Pat Robertson's Regent University School of Law, could say something to Congress that's at odds with what McNulty or other DoJ-ers will say and thus expose herself to future charges if a future court doesn't believe her version. This is spin. You can't take the Fifth because of some hypothetical future risk of perjury or obstruction of justice or making false statements to Congress or the crime of concealing information from Congress "by any trick, scheme or device."
The rest of the article is at:
http://www.slate.com/id/2162774/
"being Scootered"........................Scootered: A new ailment suffered by all those who come in contact with Waxman?
No one needs to Claim the 5th, they just need to "Plead the Hillary" for crying out loud. I don't remember...I don't remember...I don't recall...I don't remember...don't recall...don't remember...don't recall...
JUST SAY..."I PLEAD THE HILLARY!" Point-Game-Match........DONE!