Washington:
The infamous White House party crashers took the Fifth Amendment against self-incrimination, refusing to answer questions from a House committee about how they slipped through Secret Service checkpoints to attend the November 24 White House state dinner.
Members of Congress become enraged over the Salahi's silence on Capitol Hill. The couple remained silent in response to a barrage of questions from members of the Homeland Security Committee, with Tareq Salahi pleading the Fifth more than 25 times, and Michaele Salahi invoking it at least five times.
A federal grand jury is investigating the Salahis to learn how they got past the Secret Service without invitations and shook hands with President Obama.
The White House incident led to an apology from the US Secret Service, and three Secret Service officers were placed on administrative leave.