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Federal Official In Arizona To Plead The Fifth And Not Answer Questions On 'furious' | Fox News
DoJ figure taking the 5th in Fast & Furious probe « Hot Air
Federal prosecutor to take 5th Amendment in Fast and Furious probe - POLITICO.com
The fifth isnt always damaging to innocence but Issa and the committee have some alternatives like offering immunity and compelling him to testify. As yet CNN, Yahoo, and MSN havent touched the story. Id expect they will by the end of the day. I caught it on Hot Air and Drudge. Wasnt 100% sure where to post it though. WHat avenues do you think the committee will take to get Cunningham's testimony?
DoJ figure taking the 5th in Fast & Furious probe « Hot Air
Federal prosecutor to take 5th Amendment in Fast and Furious probe - POLITICO.com
The fifth isnt always damaging to innocence but Issa and the committee have some alternatives like offering immunity and compelling him to testify. As yet CNN, Yahoo, and MSN havent touched the story. Id expect they will by the end of the day. I caught it on Hot Air and Drudge. Wasnt 100% sure where to post it though. WHat avenues do you think the committee will take to get Cunningham's testimony?
Cunningham is represented by Tobin Romero of Williams and Connolly who is a specialist in white collar crime. In the letter, he suggests witnesses from the Department of Justice in Washington, who have spoken in support of Attorney General Eric Holder, are wrong or lying.
“Department of Justice officials have reported to the Committee that my client relayed inaccurate information to the Department upon which it relied in preparing its initial response to Congress. If, as you claim, Department officials have blamed my client, they have blamed him unfairly,” the letter to Issa says.
Romero claims Cunningham did nothing wrong and acted in good faith, but the Department of Justice in Washington is making him the fall guy, claiming he failed to accurately provide the Oversight Committee with information on the execution of Fast and Furious.
"To avoid needless preparation by the Committee and its staff for a deposition next week, I am writing to advise you that my client is going to assert his constitutional privilege not to be compelled to be a witness against himself." Romero told Issa.
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