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EXEC: npx news jack-smith-no-fifth-amendment-detected --no-segfault

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SUMMARY

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[CLI-REPORT] Special Counsel Jack Smith successfully executed testimony protocol without invoking Fifth Amendment. Dependencies (deputies) exhibited inconsistent behavior. Further debugging required.

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DETAILS

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1. Command

$ npx news jack-smith-testimony --verbose --debug-deps --force-transparency

2. Output

INFO: Executing SpecialCounsel.testify(HouseJudiciaryCommittee, 8_hours). Process completed successfully.

INFO: Core module Jack Smith did not invoke `self_incrimination_protocol()` (Fifth Amendment). Status: RETURN_CODE_0.

WARN: Dependent modules Jay Bratt and Thomas Windom previously executed `self_incrimination_protocol()`. Data integrity compromised.

ERROR: Sub-process Thomas Windom triggered OBSTRUCTION_EXCEPTION. Initiating criminal referral to `JusticeDepartment.handle()`.

"He did not take the Fifth like some of his deputies did." — Chairman Jim Jordan, Fox News

DEBUG: Special Counsel confirmed charges were filed irrespective of `political_affiliation_status`. Yet, `political_motivation_flag` remains stubbornly `TRUE` for some observers.

---------------------------------------------------  CURRENT STATE: Jack Smith Testifies (Closed-Door)---------------------------------------------------  [STATUS] Smith:      GOOD   (No Fifth)  [STATUS] Deputies:   MIXED  (Fifth Invoked)  [COMMIT] Smith:      "Defended Investigations"  [COMMIT] Jordan:     "Belief Unchanged"---------------------------------------------------

INFO: Democratic members, including Rep. Jamie Raskin, reported Smith answered all questions "to the satisfaction of any reasonable minded person."

ALERT: Chairman Jordan's `overall_belief` property regarding `political_motivation` for Smith's prosecutions remains unchanged post-testimony. Data immutability detected.

3. Stacktrace (If This News Were Code)

Error: StateInconsistencyException: Core and dependent modules operating on different protocols.  at com.congress.judiciary.CommitteeSession.handleTestimony(Session.java:42)  at com.specialcounsel.Investigations.reportStatus(Investigations.java:101)  at com.chairman.JimJordan.processOutput(Jordan.java:77)  at com.political_observer.PerceptionLayer.renderReality(PerceptionLayer.js:23)Caused by: com.module.fifth_amendment.ProtocolViolation: Sub-processes invoked protected methods.  at com.specialcounsel.Deputy.execute(Deputy.java:55)  ... 2 moreCaused by: com.configuration.ImmutableConfigException: Chairman's 'political_motivation_belief' config property is read-only.  at com.chairman.JimJordan.updateBelief(Jordan.java:80)  ... 5 more

What went wrong? The primary `SpecialCounsel.execute()` method performed as expected, but several `Deputy.subProcess()` calls resulted in unexpected `self_incrimination_protocol()` invocations. This indicates potential version mismatches or a lack of unified protocol enforcement within the `investigation_team` module.

Furthermore, attempts to update Chairman Jordan's `political_motivation_belief` configuration property via factual input were unsuccessful. This property appears to be hardcoded or marked as immutable, leading to persistent `StateInconsistencyException` when compared against actual testimony output. Panic!

4. Patch Notes

  • - PATCHED: Core `JackSmith` module successfully completed `eight_hour_testimony` without critical errors or invoking `FifthAmendment.safeguard()`.
  • - REGRESSION: Multiple `deputy_process` instances (Bratt, Windom) still exhibiting `FifthAmendment.invoke()` behavior. One referred to `JusticeDept.errorHandler()`.
  • - KNOWN_ISSUE: Chairman's `political_motivation_detector` remains stubbornly `TRUE` despite conflicting data. Investigate `hardcoded_bias` parameter.
  • - TODO: Implement `public_hearing_flag` for `SpecialCounsel.testify()` to improve transparency and `user_satisfaction`.
  • - NEW_FEATURE: Four additional `deputy_interview` requests initiated. Awaiting `response_code`.
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