Ted Cruz actually said that if Mark Judge were called to testify, he'd just plead the 5th --

[pnwmom]

like that would be a reason not to call him!

Yup, he'd be up there pleading the 5th to each separate question the Democrats asked him.

Did you ever observe Kavanaugh heavily drinking at a party?
Pleads the fifth.
Did you and Kavanaugh ever push Christine Blasey into a bedroom room?
Pleads the fifth.
Did you see Kavanaugh jump on top of Blasey and cover her mouth with his hand.
Pleads the fifth.
Did you jump on top of them both?
Pleads the fifth.


I want Mark Judge before the committee, pleading the 5th each and every time.

[LandOfHopeAndDreams]

1. Lyin' Ted

GO BETO!!!

[rzemanfl]

2. A person can't plead the fifth if the Statute of Limitations has run. I am quite sure on that. n/t

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5. true but possibly irrelevant; see below.

[marylandblue]

3. Actually, that's a lie

The statute of limitations has passed, so he can't plead the fifth. He's more likely to say he doesn't remember, but you can't say you don't remember to a question you haven't been asked yet.

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4. maryland currently has no statute of limitations for violent felonies.

my understanding is that what matters is the statute of limitations for the relevant crimes in question at the times they occurred, so it might have been different 30+ years ago.

if there's any crime he could be charged with, whether federal or state, then he can plead the fifth.


as noted, that's no reason not to call him.

in fact, given that the primary purpose is to evaluate kavanaugh for the supreme court, someone who knew him well taking the fifth in such matters would be highly informative to that question.

[rzemanfl]

6. Everything Dr. Ford testified to had a one year Statute of Limitation in Maryland in 1982.

What I can't seem to get an answer to is what the Maryland Statute of Limitation for rape was in 1982. That would apply to the Swetnik allegations.

[marylandblue]

7. It was different then

The SOL for attempted rape was one year.

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8. i heard that there was no statute of limitations for kidnapping.

and what she described constitutes kidnapping even having nothing to do with the attempted rape.