I appreciate how Democrats keep proving that they can't be trusted with power. Their Kafkaesque standard that the accused has a duty to invite a gov't agency to investigate him. I keep reading the witless claim that an innocent person has nothing to fear from a criminal investigation. Are these people even thinking?
An innocent person is assuming a gratuitous risk if he requests a criminal investigation. The risk that he will be imprisoned on a process crime. Suppose the interrogators ask him prying questions it would be embarrassing to answer. Not about criminal behavior, but just embarrassing behavior. Suppose he lies to avoid the humiliation. Now they will nail him for perjury, even though it was none of their business to ask him questions about embarrassing, but legal behavior.
In addition, he doesn't even have to lie to be indicted for perjury. The same agency that interrogates him determines if his answers are truthful. He can give honest answers but still do time for perjury because it all depends on their interpretation.
If he didn't agree a criminal investigation, he wouldn't put himself in legal jeopardy. It's safer for an innocent person not to agree to that potential trap. No one in their right mind will ambush themselves by requesting a criminal investigation. Why should they cooperate with their enemies?
That's one reason the burden of proof is on the accuser. Why should an innocent person concede that there's anything that needs to be investigated? That concession is a tactical blunder. It gives his enemies a foot in the door.
