White House Gatecrashers Invoke 5th Amendment Right

January 20. 2010

The couple that gatecrashed U.S. President Barack Obama's first dinner, the Salahi's, made an uncomfortable and haughty appearance in Congress today, supposedly to answer questions by members of the nation's legislative body.

Regrettably, the troublesome duo failed to answer any questions, by invoking their 5th Amendment Constitutional right, to prevent self-incrimination. Translation: we're not saying squat cause we don't want to go to prison.

They need to own up to what they did and accept the consequences. It is better to come clean of what transpired, apologize and move on.

White House gatecrashers keep quiet in Congress

WASHINGTON - A US couple who crashed President Barack Obama's first state dinner, leaving the White House red-faced, refused on Wednesday to answer a Congressional committee's questions about the incident.

"On the advice of my counsel, I respectfully assert my right to remain silent and decline to answer your question," Tareq Salahi repeatedly told the committee, invoking his constitutional rights against self-incrimination.

His wife Michaele did the same in the hearing before the House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee. The couple refused to take questions from reporters…

"Are you here today, Mr. Salahi? Are you here right now? You've got to get an answer from your attorney on that?," Pascrell mocked…

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