Stone snubs Senate document request, invoking Fifth Amendment
His lawyer came up with the lamest spin ever. Allegedly, Stone is invoking his right against self-incrimination even though he has done nothing wrong, so you must not assume he would incriminate himself if he answered the questions. Why, he’s as pure as the driven snow! “”Mr. Stone’s invocation of his Fifth Amendment privilege must be understood by all to be the assertion of a Constitutional right by an innocent citizen who denounces secrecy.”
I’m not sure what the right to avoid secrecy has to do with the 5th, but that’s his defense and he’s sticking to it.
So what defense does he use if they offer him an open, public hearing, which I suppose they eventually will? I dunno. I’ll bet it will still be the fifth, but his lawyer will come up with some OTHER bullshit argument about how avoiding self-incrimination actually means he’s innocent.
I hate to say it, but I agree with Roger Stone on one thing. This might be an all-time first. I don’t see any reason why his testimony has to be in a closed door session. If there’s no national security issue, then shine the public light on his testimony.