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General Category => 3DHS => Topic started by: Lanya on April 12, 2007, 09:57:25 PM

Title: Maybe immunity for Goodling
Post by: Lanya on April 12, 2007, 09:57:25 PM
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Sources tell TIME that discussions are under way on Capitol Hill about whether to offer just such a deal to the key former aide to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. The discussions — still largely informal — follow Goodling's assertion of her Fifth Amendment privilege to refuse to testify about her role in the controversial firings. Were Goodling to receive some form of immunity, she could be legally compelled to testify or risk facing charges of contempt of Congress.
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http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1609898,00.html?xid=rss-nation