Former Justice Department Official Jeffrey Clark, who was at the center of a White House plot to overturn the 2020 election, finally appeared before the January 6 Committee after initially refusing on executive privilege grounds (for which the Committee recommended a criminal contempt referral) then citing illness to delay his testimony date twice.
IMHO, use immunity for Clark should be off the table. Knowing how the Trump criminal machine operates, they could expect him to take that immunity, and confess to doing everything himself, clearing his crime boss of culpability. I admittedly don't know how the immunity works, but my recollection of the Iran Contra investigations is that Oliver North basically took a bullet in order to shield the White House from charges.
Thank you Status Kuo for that thorough analysis of "taking the 5th" & its impact on current & futture criminal trials.. I would only add that an "anverse inference` may be drawn in federal CIVIL actions under certain circumstances. I recall the case may be Rudy-Glanzer vs Glanzer. I apologize for the lack of a formal citation.
MSNBC has been wringing it's hands over the hint of use immunity for some of the conspirators. I think your call is right on the mark, Jay: they're forcing Justice to share some of their intentions. Problem is, I'm not sure they have any.
IMHO, use immunity for Clark should be off the table. Knowing how the Trump criminal machine operates, they could expect him to take that immunity, and confess to doing everything himself, clearing his crime boss of culpability. I admittedly don't know how the immunity works, but my recollection of the Iran Contra investigations is that Oliver North basically took a bullet in order to shield the White House from charges.
Thank you Status Kuo for that thorough analysis of "taking the 5th" & its impact on current & futture criminal trials.. I would only add that an "anverse inference` may be drawn in federal CIVIL actions under certain circumstances. I recall the case may be Rudy-Glanzer vs Glanzer. I apologize for the lack of a formal citation.
MSNBC has been wringing it's hands over the hint of use immunity for some of the conspirators. I think your call is right on the mark, Jay: they're forcing Justice to share some of their intentions. Problem is, I'm not sure they have any.