Complex sentence: On July 17,1953 Eslanda, like her husband, was called to testify before the US Senate; asked if she was a communist she took the Fifth Amendment and challenged the legitimacy of the proceedings.
Split into simpler sentences: On July 17,1953 Eslanda, like her husband, was called to testify before the US Senate. Asked if she was a communist, she took the Fifth Amendment and challenged the legitimacy of the proceedings.