Still, de la Torre declined to appear at the hearing after asserting his Fifth Amendment rights through his attorneys. In the letter to Blanche, Cassidy and Sanders say that de la Torre’s wealth should not make him “immune to requests from Congress.” Circuit affirmed the dismissal of de la Torre’s lawsuit attempting to nullify the Senate’s contempt resolution. The appellate ruling does not determine whether de la Torre will be prosecuted. A representative for de la Torre did not respond to a request for comment by press time