Senate Intel Chair Wont Rule Out Holding Flynn In Contempt Of Congress
Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Richard Burr (R-NC) said Monday night that he would not rule out holding former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over documents.
Youll just have to wait and watch. [Contempt is] certainly one of the avenues that we could pursue, Burr told reporters regarding Flynn, according to Politico. It does us no good to have people insist on pleading the Fifth if youre out trying to get information. The only thing I can tell you is immunity is off the table.
Lawyers for Flynn informed the Senate Intelligence Committee that Flynn would invoke the Fifth Amendment and refuse to comply with a subpoena for documents related to the probe into Russian election meddling.
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