Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) was applauded at a
congressional hearing Wednesday, after he objected to Internal Revenue
Service official Lois Lerner pleading the Fifth Amendment and refusing
to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform.
“Mr. [Elijah]
Cummings [D-Md.] (alas) said we should run this like a courtroom, and I
agree with him. She just testified,” Gowdy said. “She just waived
her Fifth Amendment right to privilege, you don’t get to tell your side
of the story then not be subjected to cross examination.
“That’s not the way
it works.
“She waived her
right to Fifth Amendment privilege by issuing an opening statement,” he
said. “She ought to stand here and answer our questions.”
In her opening statement, Lerner said she is “very
proud of the work I have done in government.”
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