BREAKING: Michael Flynn refuses Congressional Subpoena

[brooklynite]

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[Thomas Hurt]

1. Holding out for that immunity............

Contempt of Congress......or he better have really good dirt to trade.

[L. Coyote]

6. Taking instructions from the Boss.

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[JHB]

9. Hmmm. The implication is that the"stay strong" was from Trump, but...

...the quote is "from the president", and there's two men he's connected with who use that title

[L. Coyote]

10. President Putin or so-called President Trump?

Or was Trump just passing along Putin's orders?

[MelissaB]

2. K&R

I was hoping for a light news do because I need to get stuff done. I see that isn't going to happen.

[eppur_se_muova]

3. LOCK HIM UP !!

There can be no more appropriate comment.

[L. Coyote]

11. He could well become the first one to get locked up. That would be sweet karma.

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[ProudLib72]

4. So much for that route

And when they are stonewalled by a witness, there's often little the committees can do to force quick compliance. Congressional subpoenas, according to lawyer Stanley Brand, sometimes amount to little more than “a piece of paper.”

“The problem is enforcing them,” said Brand, a senior counsel at Akin Gump who has represented individuals under investigation by Congress. “They can go the civil route in the Senate, but that’s a lengthy process. That can take a year or more. They could go under the criminal statute, but that’s sort of unavailing because by the time that gets decided, it’ll be the next Congress.”

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/15/flynn-senate-subpoena-russia-trump-238404

[procon]

5. Is he allowed to wear his military uniform for the perp walk of shame? nt

[Jersey Devil]

7. Ah, heck, Trump should pardon him this afternoon

He has to do something bigly to top yesterday's (and the last week's) headlines.

[Madam45for2923]

8. Contempt of Congress.

[Demtexan]

12. Putin told him to stay quiet.

Flynn better watch his back.
He knows a lot.
A lot of dead russians.