United States v. Lileikis

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• holding that the privilege cannot be asserted if there is a governmental interest in enforcing domestic law and the witness's testimony furthers that interest
• holding that the privilege cannot be asserted if there is a governmental interest in enforcing domestic law and the witness’s testimony furthers that interest
• stating that if the United States has a legitimate need for a witness's testimony, \[i]t would be an unacceptable affront to the sovereignty of the United States if the operation of its laws could be stymied by the desire of a foreign government to prosecute the same witness\
• stating that if the United States has a legitimate need for a witness’s testimony, “[i]t would be an unacceptable affront to the sovereignty of the United States if the operation of its laws could be stymied by the desire of a foreign government to prosecute the same witness”

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