Witness (Roger Stone aide Andrew Miller) in Mueller probe refuses to appear before grand jury

[fleur-de-lisa]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/73e27130-9ca4-11e8-843b-36e177f3081c_story.html?utm_term=.a011822b7734

A witness in special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation has refused to appear for scheduled grand jury testimony Friday, prompting a sealed hearing before a federal judge.

Andrew Miller, a former aide to longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone, had fought and lost a court battle earlier this month to quash a subpoena, after a judge issued a 93-page opinion saying Miller must testify before the grand jury.

Peter Flaherty, chairman of the National Legal and Policy Center, a conservative nonprofit that is funding Miller’s legal fight, said Miller had refused to appear before the grand jury in response to a subpoena.

When a subpoenaed witness refuses to testify before a grand jury, that person can be held in contempt. In some cases, such a contempt finding can lead to a witness being sent to jail until the person agrees to testify.

[Corgigal]

1. Load him up,

bring him down, then let him fight in person. After that, lock him up.

Must be scary to be him, but a friend of Roger Stone was your first clue.

[Stallion]

2. Hope He Didn't Have Plans for the Weekend--Judges Don't Like Witnesses Defying Their Orders

[CanonRay]

13. Yup, throw his ass in on Friday

and he won't even get a hearing until Monday.

[Raster]

3. LOCK. HIM. UP....

...Whomp! Whomp!

[Calista241]

4. I don't understand why he wouldn't appear.

If he doesn't want to say anything, he can just exercise his 5th amendment rights.

[blitzen]

7. Fear of Putin's assassins? n/t

[NurseJackie]

8. Depends on the nature of the questions.

If he doesn't want to say anything, he can just exercise his 5th amendment rights.

Depends on the nature of the questions.

https://www.bostondefenselaw.com/blog/2015/09/i-received-a-subpoena-to-appear-before-a-grand-jury-i-dont-want-to-testify-do-i-have-to-go-cant-i-just-plead-the-5th/

[beachbum bob]

5. hope he enjoys jail and the new friends he is going to make.

need to put this kind of entitled white person into general lockup....he will be singing like a songbird the next morning

[safeinOhio]

6. What the hell...

It’s 3 hots and a cot....

[Roland99]

9. 93 page opinion on a subpoena squash request?!?!

[FakeNoose]

10. Miller is probably trying to get immunity for testimony

So in other words, he's willing to rat Roger Stone out, but only if he can get his own ass off the hook.

[Ligyron]

14. There ya go.

A 90 page opinion sounds a little over the top. Guess when you go against the Cons you'd better explain yourself damn it and even then it will still be made into a big deal by the GOP peanut gallery. Now if it was a Dem...

[calimary]

11. Who the hell does he think he is? LOCK HIM UP!

[ffr]

12. Completely normal. It's what you'd expect of someone who's innocent.

[slumcamper]

15. Lose the key.

[djacq]

16. Then jail it shall be

[Equinox Moon]

17. Is that what happens to him?

Is there any way he could get out of it?

[scarytomcat]

18. leave the country to a place with no extradition

he is in contempt of court and he could be jailed

[Bettie]

19. Lock him up

and not in a nice, country club style place.