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Yeah, how can they force her to testify if that would mean incriminating herself? Though I'm not a lawyer, this seems to contradict my idea of a [Rechtsstaat](h
by red_trumpet 7y ago
Yeah, how can they force her to testify if that would mean incriminating herself? Though I'm not a lawyer, this seems to contradict my idea of a [Rechtsstaat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rechtsstaat?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rechtsstaat?wprov=sfla1).
- WillPostForFood 7y agoThe article has a quotation that suggests there was immunity: We "never once made this about anything other than obtaining immunized testimony in furtherance of an investigation," he said, adding that "all we want is her to truthfully answer questions as our constitutional republic requires of our citizens."
- tssva 7y agoThey can't force her to testify if it would incriminate herself. That isn't what is happening here. If she has been offered immunity then she can't incriminate herself. Also answering questions regarding an offense she has already been convicted of isn't incriminating herself. If during her testimony she believes that answering a specific question would incriminate herself she can refuse to answer it upon that basis. What she can't legally do is refuse to answer any questions whatsoever.