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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

... 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...

... 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.

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