When Jim Jordan begins his McCarthy-esque investigations, I would hope that each witness respond to each question as follows:
Thank you for that question, Senator. Before I respond, I would like to remind everyone that I am under oath, but you and other members of the Committee are not, and you are under no legal obligation to tell the t…
When Jim Jordan begins his McCarthy-esque investigations, I would hope that each witness respond to each question as follows:
Thank you for that question, Senator. Before I respond, I would like to remind everyone that I am under oath, but you and other members of the Committee are not, and you are under no legal obligation to tell the truth or to base your questions on facts. And, I would remind everyone that members of the Committee have in the recent past, without consequence or accountability, refused to testify before a Congressional committee. And, as to the question, having been advised of my rights under the Constitution, I am respectfully declining to answer the question.
Compare this with Michael Flynn’s contemptuous “Fifth.” We all should be reminded that the Committee has not sworn to tell the truth or ask questions in good faith.
When Jim Jordan begins his McCarthy-esque investigations, I would hope that each witness respond to each question as follows:
Thank you for that question, Senator. Before I respond, I would like to remind everyone that I am under oath, but you and other members of the Committee are not, and you are under no legal obligation to tell the truth or to base your questions on facts. And, I would remind everyone that members of the Committee have in the recent past, without consequence or accountability, refused to testify before a Congressional committee. And, as to the question, having been advised of my rights under the Constitution, I am respectfully declining to answer the question.
Compare this with Michael Flynn’s contemptuous “Fifth.” We all should be reminded that the Committee has not sworn to tell the truth or ask questions in good faith.