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To be clear, I'm not saying he will testify. I am saying that @BillKristol is correct that he will no lawful basis to refuse to show up—and that he risks contempt in doing so—and that he also risks contempt in not answering questions without a 5th Amendment privilege assertion. — PolitiTweet.org

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@benjaminwittes He will never testify. His enablers are willing to sit in contempt and thumb their noses at the ru… https://t.co/nmh2c8SNof

Posted Dec. 23, 2021

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@tryggth No, the former president certainly has 5th Amendment rights like anyone else. And that means he can decline to answer questions. But he has to be willing to assert his 5th Amendment rights, which is politically tricky. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 23, 2021

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@Troasts3 No, because Ford could have refused. But I think it is a precedent for the idea that the sitting president gets to choose what information to assert privilege over and what information not to. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 23, 2021