She did waive it. No one can be compelled to testify against themselves. But that means you cannot testify at all. When someone is on trial for murder the only choice is to not testify at all or be compelled to answer all questions. A defendant cannot say “I’m innocent of all charges” and then invoke the Fifth.
This prevents what happened today. She cannot just present her side and then shut up.
>> “No one can be compelled to testify against themselves. But that means you cannot testify at all.” <<
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That is simply not so. Partial testimony is fairly common.
That’s a fact. If you want to invoke, remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you, like saying you didn’t do anything illegal.
That’s testimony, and you can’t have it both ways.
I’m sort of amazed Issa had this planned, or was savvy enough to get this done.
Now, from here, she will have to listen to questions, and she can waive each time she wants to invoke.
If the questions are reasonable, it’s not going to play well on national TV for her to invoke before Congress. She hasn’t even been charged with anything yet, and she’s invoking.
Not good, since there’s no jury but the one of public opinion involved here.