Mr. Fastow asserted his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination before the same committee last week, while Mr. Skilling testified that he was unaware the partnerships had been used for illegitimate purposes -- testimony that some lawmakers said may have been false.
The "true purpose" of testimony by Koufax and two other proposed defense witnesses, including Robert M. Morgenthau, the former Manhattan district attorney, "is to suggest to the jury that Saul Katz and Fred Wilpon are 'good guys' who would not turn a blind eye to fraud," the trustee said in his filing.
The correspondence showed Pruitt using his personal email for official purposes, contradicting his testimony.
But if the committee uses its inquiry for its stated purpose -- "hearing testimony on the causes and current state of the crisis" -- it may help direct the national conversation and steer the current reform efforts.
In this context, the tribunal serves the important purpose of collecting testimony about the details of the regime and its motives.
You can also use this space (for legislative purposes only) to submit testimony, organize groups and learn timesaving tips.
Farenthold resigned abruptly, just as the House Ethics Committee was about to rule against him in an investigation into whether he sexually harassed members of his staff, used official money for campaign purposes and lied in testimony to the committee.
For the defense, the purpose of Dr. Di Maio's testimony was to document the injuries and the path of the bullet to show that they were consistent with Mr. Zimmerman's account of the struggle.
Either way, Mr. Rehman's camcorder served a gruesome secondary purpose: recording the last testimony of tribesmen accused of spying for the United States, dozens of whom have been tortured and executed.
"Plaintiffs' only purpose for offering this testimony would be improper - to cast Mr. Jobs in a bad light," the companies said in the filing, adding that such evidence has no bearing on whether any defendant entered into an illegal conspiracy.
The defendant, Dwayne Giles, argued unsuccessfully to the California Supreme Court that those statements should have been kept out of court, because there was no proof that he had killed the victim, Brenda Avie, for the purpose of preventing her testimony.
