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Committee member accuses witness of lying, notes invocation of Fifth Amendment
Summary
A committee member accused a witness of lying to the panel, alleged misuse of staff and large cash awards, and said the witness invoked the Fifth Amendment; the provided transcript records no response from the witness.
A committee member accused a witness of lying to the panel and said the witness invoked the Fifth Amendment during questioning. "You've done more to harm science than anybody in my lifetime," the committee member said, adding that emails and other materials showed the witness had made the issue "about you the whole time."
The committee member repeatedly pressed the witness's credibility, saying the witness "took the Fifth" and alleging the witness had benefited from roughly $1,000,000 in cash awards and had "used" employees improperly. The member described the witness as having become "a narcissist and a megalomaniac," and said the witness had "lied to the American people" and "disgraced your profession." No response from the witness is included in the provided transcript segments.
