Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki interviewed several witnesses on January 6 in which they offered “many versions of the fifth reason.” (You can watch Psaki’s comments below.)
Psaki, who will host an MSNBC show next year, joined “Morning Joe” on Thursday to discuss several witnesses who have invoked their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination — a list that includes Roger Stone, John Eastman and Michael Flynn – during their testimony. for the January 6 commission investigation.
Witnesses invoked the Fifth in response to a variety of questions, including questions about their age, where they lived and whether they intended to exercise their right to remain silent when answering future questions.
After “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough said the testimony did not look good for former President Donald Trump “or his gang of rebels,” Psaki noted that Trump must have been “so disgusted” by the transcripts of the testimony released early this week. .
“Look, I think reading these transcripts, what was probably more interesting than the answers — which were many versions of the fifth reason — but it was the questions and when they pleaded the fifth,” Psaki said.
He noted that some witnesses were asked about the rule of law and whether it should be respected in the US – and they invoked the fifth as their answer.
“So there’s a lot to unpack here,” Psaki said. “But the questions and the refusal to answer — not just background information, but information about who we are as a country — are also quite significant, in terms of who these characters are whose transcripts were released last night. “
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