The Fifth Amendment in Congressional Investigations
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This report discusses the use and rules regarding invoking Fifth Amendments rights during Congressional investigations in the wake of the use of the Fifth Amendment by former national security adviser Michael Flynn during Congressional investigations.
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This report discusses the use and rules regarding invoking Fifth Amendments rights during Congressional investigations in the wake of the use of the Fifth Amendment by former national security adviser Michael Flynn during Congressional investigations.
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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.The Fifth Amendment in Congressional Investigations,
report,
May 26, 2017;
Washington D.C..
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1042309/:
accessed June 19, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.