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Former aide to Abramoff and Rove will plead "The Fifth" over White House dealings with Abramoff

From our friends at TPM Muckraker, we learn that Susan Ralston will invoke her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination when she testifies before a House committee.  You may recall that Ms. Ralston had the unique role of serving as an assistant to lobbyist/felon Jack Abramoff and White House political guru Karl Rove:

Karl Rove’s former secretary, Susan Ralston, will plead the Fifth if she is forced to testify about White House dealings with Jack Abramoff, according to a memo released by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today.

 

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