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Refusal to Answer Questions in Congressional Depositions

The process and consequences of refusing to answer questions in congressional depositions, including invocation of constitutional privileges, committee enforcement, and judicial enforcement.

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What legal avenues exist if the Clintons refuse to answer questions during a congressional deposition?

questions in a congressional deposition, the government and the committee have a limited toolkit: invocation of constitutional privileges by the witness, committee enforcement through contempt and cri...