Congressman Trey Gowdy checkmates Lois Lerner [Gowdy nails the lying fascist!!]

Washington Times ^ | 5-22-2013 | Eric Golub

[smoothsailing]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., May 22, 2013

[43north]

It remains to be seen if Issa has the stones to recall that skank and force her testimony.

[smoothsailing]

ping!

[PieterCasparzen]

Lawyers need to do their homework and work this until a whole bunch of people are in jail.

Keep working their way up the ladder.

[Slyfox]

She refused to answer questions. Yet she badly miscalculated. She began with a self-righteous opening statement claiming she did nothing wrong. Only after defending herself did she invoke her Fifth Amendment rights.

At what point can she be slapped with a charge of Contempt of Congress?

[~Vor~]

He just did...hearing is in recess, not adjourned, until Lerner is recalled to testify...we’ll see huh??

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Trey will make them get over the belief that a Southern drawl equals stupidity.

[Sleeping Freeper]

Issa just made the statement that she may have waived her right to use the 5th Amendment against self-incrimination by presenting facts in an opening statement. Apparently they’ve been doing some legal work on this and it appears they are of the opinion that she will be compelled to testify now. WOW!!!

[Jim Robinson]

From the article:

"Republicans on the committee thought they had been defeated, but Gowdy knew better. Once a person issues a statement, Fifth Amendment privilege is waived on the substance of the statement. By issuing an opening statement, Ms. Lerner was testifying. Her right to stay silent on that testimony was gone forever.

A panicked liberal Elijah Cummings of Maryland pointed out that while congressional hearings are “like” a court of law, they are not in actuality a court of law. Even Congressman Issa, normally a very sharp and prepared operator, had to check on whether Gowdy’s interpretation applied.

It absolutely does."

Got her!! Nail her lying hide to the wall!!

[jersey117]

Nice! Apparently, her high powered lawyer is no match for Mr. Gowdy.

[1010RD]

Very, very good news. The Teflon’s cracked, now break it open the rest of the way.

[jersey117]

she will be compelled to testify now.

Barring any sudden illness or perhaps a concussion?

[txmissy]

It is happening.

[mware]

I knew that if she appeared before the committee and said anything except pleading the 5th she was compelled to testify.

I am somewhat embarassed to admit where I learned it.

A very early episode of LAW AND ORDER.

[Durbin]

I like Gowdy. I didn’t even know who he was until a couple of weeks ago. We need more Republicans like this dude.

[ICU812]

And this ladies and gentlemen is why you actually make them appear and assert their 5th amendment right in person instead of just telling them they don’t have to come after receiving a letter from their lawyer saying that they intend to invoke that right if compelled to appear.

[TWhiteBear]

Tomorrow should be an interesting day of ‘testimony’ from Ms. Lerner. She might get a better lawyer who won't stab her in the back from the git go. I wonder if Ms. Lerner thinks she has been set up to take the big fall for the Obama Scandals fiasco?
Ms. Lerner had the opportunity to testify or not testify, but she does not have the right to kinda sorta testify on what she chooses and then dummy up on other subjects.
TWB

[RedMDer]

And Issa did not adjourn but only went into recess. Those witnesses are coming back including Lerner, I bet.

Let Dowdy loose on ‘em. :)

[AppyPappy]

For some reason, I thought it applied to questions.

[MustKnowHistory]

But if she sill refuses to testify, what can Issa do? Contempt of Congress? She will just thumb her nose at him.