O'Reilly against officials testifying under oath to Congress

[Eaglesfaninca]

Hey Bill, Sex Offenders don't want to go to court either.

O'Reilly is actually displaying empathy for traitors

[loubayou]

jeremebp remember clinton lied under oath. That why he got impeached. Not because of a blow job. So funny how you liberals act. ALL HE DID WAS GET A BLOWJOB. Its simple. Just don't lie under oath. YOUR words not mine. Losers. Ha.

[AgnesBojaxhiu2000]

the rushie neocons are sooo much like killers charlie manson and jefferie dahmer that i confuse the three ... they only have a clique among their pals ... the bin laden family ... the nazi party .. i mean neocon ... all the prosecutors are nazi ... all the political appointees are nazi ... that's because the only people who will do the job they want done ... twisting the law ... diabolical .. the neocons spend $400M+ for show biz talk shows to dupe the dopes . but they had to knock off russert

[Speedo1403]

why does this guy interview people, if he clearly doesn't want to hear other opinions than his own? I've seen a few vids and I'm amazed how inept and stupid this guy is

[entelekhia]

God please strike that asshole O'Reilly down.

[gamoonbat]

Monica the goodling did something criminal? ? ? I don't believe that for a second!

[jeremebp]

He was convicted because he lied under oath... its simple. Just don't lie under oath Bill.

[volumptuous]

Bill-O can't stand it when someone with a grasp of the topic-at-hand smacks him upside the head with it. He just raises his voice to drown-out the truth.

This is what the term "wanker" was invented for.

[daliOtter]

Did he say Libby didn't know what he was talking about?? lmao

[Zrock13]

How 'bout just telling the damn TRUTH! Libby got nailed because he deserved it. The current administration is rotten to the core.

[safuna]

OK, you win. Now let's move on: If she is given immunity for her testimony, she would be legally obligated to testify, right? And to tell the truth?

[safuna]

You do make an excellent point, though, Saltypig, in mentioning Martha Stewart. She was railroaded.

[safuna]

I think my comment is correct. The key word you are ignoring is "may" (or "might"). The standard declaration is "I refuse to answer on the grounds that it might tend to incriminate me." That's the only reason you have to refuse to testify.

In any case, Goodling has no right to refuse to testify just because she doesn't want to, or because in some hypothetical future her statements may be considered false. All she has to do, of course, is tell the truth.

[fuckcopyright]

"Wasn't defined as a crime?" Hello! Leaking the name of a CIA agent whose identity is supposed to be secret is criminal! It's wrong!  It puts people's lives in danger.

[nosleep62]

O'Reilly is correct: If loyal Bush administration personnel testify truthfully under oath, they're almost sure to become convicted felons. There's a reason for this-They're criminals!

[ffreakboy]

You can't plead the 5th unless your testimony self-incriminates. If she's trying to plead the 5th because she doesn't want to get caught in a lie after-the-fact as Billo is implying, then she should be locked in jail until she testifies. Besides, she can't plead the 5th for her entire testimony, it is only pertaining to specific questions which relate to her actions that the 5th can be invoked. So, either her lawyer is a complete idiot or she thinks she did something illegal already.

[safuna]

Her lawyer is one of the top guys (famous for the Dowd Report on Pete Rose), so your second choice is a lot more likely.

[hollyhoodjoe123]

thanks for the info. I research it, then I'll use this info to fight some of these idiots on this site.

[safuna]

That's like Sisyphus rolling the stone up the mountain, an never ending task.

[TheBlueStateDOTcom]

What you said was very objective and logical. I am going to quote you for an article tomorrow on my blog.

[safuna]

Bill O completely misses the point. She CANNOT refuse to testify just because it may be uncomfortable to tell the truth. And of course she can avoid Scooter Libby's fate very eastily (hint: tell the truth).

The Fifth Amendment provides protection against "self-incrmination," which means the ONLY reason she could refuse to testify is because it may provide evidence of a crime she committed.

[hollyhoodjoe123]

right on! So, my question is: Can she plead the Fifth in her case? Can Congress make her testify?

[safuna]

If she takes the fifth, she's saying I may have committed a crime. Otherwise she has to testify or she'd be in contempt.

Actually I think she's shadow dancing with the committee. She probably wants immunity, which personally I'd give her in a second.

[safuna]

Oops. I think the phrase is "shadow boxing," not dancing...