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Gonzales Aide Goodling to Invoke Fifth Amendment
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Goodling will refuse to answer
Senate questions on fired US attorneys.
The
Associated Press
Monday 26 March 2007
Washington - Monica Goodling, a Justice Department official involved in the firings of federal prosecutors, will refuse to answer questions at upcoming Senate hearings, citing Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination, her lawyer said Monday.
"The potential for legal jeopardy for Ms. Goodling from even her most truthful and accurate testimony under these circumstances is very real," said the lawyer, John Dowd.
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