"According to the Journal, which reported on emails released by committee aides, Lerner was seeking the ability to give a private deposition even if she did not receive immunity for doing so in order to avoid the public attention. Then, insisted her attorney, William Taylor, she would have fulfilled all her obligations under the subpoena.
"I can tell you that we can
probably move forward if the committee agrees that her appearance at a deposition would satisfy any obligation she has or would have to provide information in connection with this investigation," Taylor wrote on Friday. "For her to take the risk inherent in waiver (of her Fifth Amendment privilege), she would need assurance she is resolving her issues with the Committee." In another note to a committee aide, he confirmed she was willing to testify.
Issa did not want to cancel the planned Wednesday hearing - for which Lerner was seeking a delay - until he was satisfied she had testified fully.
A committee spokesman told the Journal that the emails were released in order to "set the record straight" about Lerner's willingness to testify."
Lois Lerner attorney negotiated over testifying, emails show - CBS News
Can Issa go out of his way to look any
more foolish? He wasn't interested in learning the facts. He wanted a show. He got it.