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Pleading the Fifth: Gunwalker Witness Refuses to Testify

January 20, 2012 - 10:37 am - by Bob Owens
Patrick
2012-01-20 14:15:57

The interesting thing to me is that the letter from his lawyer to Issa suggests that (i) the DOJ is blaming Cunningham for providing “inaccurate information” that the DOJ used in its initial response; and (ii) that Cunningham’s lawyer claims that Cunningham provided a detailed draft response vetted for accuracy to the DOJ and the DOJ chose not to use it in its initial response to Congress.

Although pleading the 5th does not mean one is quilty, it certainly suggests a very serious concern on the part of Cunningham, a federal prosecutor, and his lawyers.

I’m not saying there is fire here, but the amount of smoke is increasing.