his deposition. jeff clark did show up. but he still didn t testify. he refused to answer any questions at all while he was there. we can see that because the committee released the transcript. it really is 50 pages like, sort of eye crossing pages of him and his lawyer refusing over and over again to answer any question. and he s not asserting individually some specific source of privilege that gives him an excuse to refuse to answer each individual question. he won t say, in fact, why he s refusing. he makes these blanket gestures in the direction of privilege, but he doesn t actually claim any individual privilege. he just refuses to answer all questions. and after this goes on for pages and pages and pages, in what s supposed to be the middle of the proceedings, he and his lawyer just get up and walk out.
issue, that means he can t come in and testify tomorrow at all, not even just c to take the fif. but this story further developed today when yet another lawyer involved in the same side of the same reported scheme to flip the election results, lawyer john eastman, he too has now advised the committee that he s going to take the fifth. he s going to invoke his fifth amendment rights against self-incrimination. quote, dr. eastman has a more than reasonable fear that any statements he makes pursuant to this subpoena will be used in an attempt to mount a criminal investigation against him. politico was first to report on john eastman taking the fifth today as they noted in their coverage, quote, eastman s decision is an extraordinary assertion by someone who worked closely with trump to attempt to overturn the 2020 election 02 results. as somebody who worked directly with the president to try to overturn the election results is taking the fifth saying he needs to invoke his right against