John Sepulveda, the top Department of Veterans Affairs official implicated
in planning a pair of extravagant training conferences in 2011, invoked his
constitutional right against self-incrimination and refused to answer questions
during a congressional hearing Wednesday.
Sepulveda, former assistant secretary for human resources and
administration at VA, repeatedly invoked the constitutional protection during
the hearing by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Committee chairman Rep. Darrell Issa,
R-Calif., fired off a series of questions about Sepulveda's role in planning
the conferences and the circumstances of his departure from the agency. “On the advice of my counsel, I respectfully
decline to answer based on my Fifth Amendment constitutional privilege,”
Sepulveda repeatedly responded.
Sepulveda did so even when asked routine questions, including whether he is
still employed at VA and whether he is drawing a federal pension…..To Read More….
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