I guess it’s a legal nuance that I don’t grasp. On the one hand, we have the Fifth Amendment that says you can’t be forced to testify against yourself. It’s an Amendment to the Constitution, so it must really mean something, right. It’s kind of a big deal. On the other hand, if called upon to testify about pretty much anything at all, you can just say “I don’t remember”. You don’t need a Fifth Amendment for that. Just “I don’t remember” and you can skip out of any kind of testimony at all. So, really, why bother to have the Fifth Amendment? Turns out you can’t be compelled to testify about anything.
These hearings have always been a joke. The witnesses son’t tell the truth and they are never held accountable.
It is just show business for ugly people.