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As of now, it looks like nobody has taken his offer of immunity for testimony. What are the implications of this? The commentators on other sites seem to imply
by doctorshady 10y ago
As of now, it looks like nobody has taken his offer of immunity for testimony. What are the implications of this? The commentators on other sites seem to imply this means investigators already know something big.
- rhizome 10y agoI'd guess he'll plead the Fifth.
- pessimizer 10y agoCan you do that if you're offered immunity?
- russell_h 10y agoSure, but you'd be declining the offer.
- AdamN 10y agoNot really - maybe related to some other crime but that would have all been figured out in the immunity offer beforehand.
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- rhizome 10y agoI believe that, generally, immunity deals are constructed to require complete candor and truthfulness. It may have come up in the Lewis Libby trial. IANAL.
- jmaygarden 10y ago5 people were granted immunity in Hillary Clinton's email scandal and nothing came of it.
- CalChris 10y agoTrue and similarly despite the Senate Finance Committee having requesting exactly what the IRS did, target, Issa never offered Republican appointed Lois Lerner immunity. Republicans never charged her with anything but passed a contempt citation to cover their asses.
- jerf 10y agoI have to admit that at this point, I'd just like to see somebody, somewhere, convicted of something, in a way that carries some sort of real consequences (i.e., no "yep, they're guilty, and the penalty is to retire from the public eye with all their ill-gotten gains and enjoying them until the day they die, except maybe if they take a break to write a book about their experiences for a couple million dollars" crap). Think about it. When's the last time that happened at this level? Why should anyone at that level be concerned about a FBI investigation, or a Congressional probe, or anything else? When's the last time that amounted to anything at all? I honestly don't hardly care who or which side of what aisle they are on. I do very much care that it be an accurate conviction, but that seems to be a target-rich environment right now.
- CalChris 10y agoIn the case of the IRS Targeting scandals, ATF or Benghazi or any of the other fake scandals, no one was ever charged with anything. All of investigations were just political witch hunts for campaign purposes.
- Touche 10y agoSame deal as white collared crime, the criminals don't pay in any serious way.
- jmaygarden 10y agoWhat do you mean? I personally know people that received sentences comparable to a rape conviction for white collar crimes.
- wyldfire 10y ago> The commentators on other sites seem to imply this means investigators already know something big. They probably do, but if they're doing a good job w/the investigation, they are looking for more evidence to corroborate testimony like Flynn's.