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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Nellie Ohr Invokes Marital Privilege To Avoid Testifying About Her Husband
2018-10-20
  • [DAILYCALLER] Nellie Ohr, a former contractor for Fusion GPS, invoked marital privilege on Friday to avoid testifying about her husband, Justice Department official Bruce Ohr.

  • Republican lawmakers sought to question Ohr about her work for Fusion and her discussions with her husband regarding the infamous Steele dossier.

  • Bruce Ohr testified before Congress on Aug. 28. Glenn Simpson, the founder of Fusion GPS, pleaded the Fifth on Tuesday.
Posted by:Fred

#12  I'd argue the "10-Foot Rule" in opposition to her invokation.
Posted by: Anomalous Sources   2018-10-20 15:46  

#11  I agree with you gorb. What kind of job anywhere else would let you refuse to answer the questions of your employer? I doubt you'd been on the payroll for very long.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-10-20 15:38  

#10  I don't think the fifth ought to apply to government jobs. If it does, it should immediately disqualify you from holding that job or claiming benefits and you forfeit any form of retirement pensions or savings.
Posted by: gorb   2018-10-20 15:33  

#9  I want to hear about her ham radio license. Not because girls shouldn't be hams, but it is curious, like that Sherlock Holmes story about the dog that didn't CQ.
Posted by: SteveS   2018-10-20 14:08  

#8  Why invoke marital privilege when you can just plead the fifth?

She's simply attempting to pick up a turd from the clean end.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-10-20 12:19  

#7  Why invoke marital privilege when you can just plead the fifth?

She's saving that for when they ask about her involvement.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2018-10-20 12:17  

#6  Why invoke marital privilege when you can just plead the fifth?
Posted by: jpal   2018-10-20 11:37  

#5  The problem with claiming any sort of testimonial privilege is that most folks assume the claim you decline to testify about is true. So you can get some good video just by asking direct questions:

Congress: "Ms. Ohr, isn't it a fact that your husband is a lying weasel?"

Lawyer: "Congresscritter, as I've said before, Ms. Ohr invokes the marital privilege and declines to answer that question."

Put that on You Tube.


Posted by: Matt   2018-10-20 11:13  

#4  Bring in witnesses that say things that only she could refute then cross-examine when she does.
Posted by: Thaiger Omeque4448   2018-10-20 09:07  

#3  Perhaps she will share her stories of her intelligence community placement and access, Russian language proficiency, frequent travel and residence in Russian communities, lists of Russian stories, contacts, and associations, or possibly her HAM Radio hobby ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-10-20 08:06  

#2  OK, let's talk about *her* involvement.
Posted by: SteveS   2018-10-20 00:42  

#1  You could see that it was going to happen a mile away.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2018-10-20 00:08  

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