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People high on hopium keep saying that congressional investigations are an awesome way to help future prosecutions. It's a dubious claim. and congressional hearings can backfire and have the opposite effect. #ImpeachConvictRemove

27/10/26, 9:41 am3 reposts13 likes

TheBreeze

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We saw what happened with the Jan 6th committee. All for nothing.

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... Consider the example of Oliver North during the Iran-Contra scandal. He was obviously guilty AF. Subpoenaed to testify he pleaded the 5th. Congressmen wanted to showboat for the cameras so much...

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... that they granted him partial immunity. His testimony had none of the desired effect and was later used in court to get his conviction overturned.