Mr. Wheeler. Have you held any offices in local 79?
Mr. Bitterman. No, I haven’t.
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
Mr. Wheeler. During the time you lived in Seattle did you ever meet with, know, or have any conversations with Barbara Hartle?
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
Mr. Bitterman. I will invoke the fifth amendment because it might incriminate me.
Mr. Moulder. Do you decline to answer that question?
Mr. Bitterman. I decline to answer.
Mr. Moulder. Do you decline on the grounds and on the reasons of the protection afforded to you by the provisions of the fifth amendment?
Mr. Bitterman. Yes.