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>> obviously he is aware that something went on that's illegal. and rather than be responsible and answer he is pleading the fifth. now, the question is, did you participate in these illegal activities in the white house as you know? he recommended a process by which the elections could be manipulated in certain states. well, that's clearly illegal. >> mr. clark last night indicated that he intends to invoke the fifth amendment privilege against self-inincrimination. apparently because he believes testimony about his interactions with president trump would tend to inincriminate him and thus ma...

Before our committee only weeks ago, that he believes his answers at least to some questions might inincriminate him. now the questions that are most pertinent here are ones that g to efforts to get georgia to withhold the slate of electors or maybe send a slate that doesn't represent what the voters in the state decided as well as what an effort to similarly other states withhold their eye electors as well. >> any effort to overturn a lawful election as we appear to have witnessed with donald trump ought to be investigated the former president's oaks in trying to overturn the election in geor...

Overturn the election results is taking the fifth, saying he needs to invoke his right against self-inincrimination. he worked with the president in those efforts. john eastman of course has become best known in the saga for the mos that laid out the part of this scheme by which mike pence would refuse to except the electoral votes from some states when he was supposed to be counting votes on january 6th in the floor of the senate. by trump -- excuse me by pence refuseding to except the electoral votes trump would there be stay in power. east j sketched out the scheme in his legal mos. there i...

Snapping development. after this deposition of jeffrey clark, this sort of failed deposition of jeffrey clark where he refuses to give actual testimony refuses to ask questions. he and his lawyer storm out in the middle. after the transcript of the failed deposition was released by the january 6th investigation this week including this fascinating record of everything they said in the room after jeff clark and his lawyer left, after they publicly released that document this week, jeff clark surprised everyone by telling the committee, surprise, actually upon reflection i'm pleading the fifth. ...

This afternoon jeff clark apparently contacted the committee and told them actually he won't appear for the deposition tomorrow morning, not even just to plead the fifth. he has a medical issue he says that means he cabinet come in and testify tomorrow at all not even just to take the fifth. but this story further developed today yet when yet mother lawyer involved in the same side of the reportedkeep john eastman he too has now advised the committee he is going to take the fifth. he is going to invoke his fifth amendment rights against self-inincrimination. dr. eastman has a more than reaso...