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Saying he would refuse to talk under oath, Democratic Party donor Johnny Chung answered questions off the record for hours Friday in the House fundraising investigation. Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.), head of the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee, said that Chung first asserted his 5th Amendment rights to avoid sworn testimony. But he then spent nearly three hours providing information informally that will be used to pursue leads in the probe, Burton said. He added that members of both parties agreed they would not divulge the contents of the discussions and declared he would fire any staff member who leaked the information.
