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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(137,318 posts)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 01:27 PM Dec 2021

Michael Flynn sues Capitol attack committee in bid to block subpoena [View all]

Source: The Guardian

Michael Flynn, a longtime adviser to Donald Trump, has sued the congressional committee investigating the deadly 6 January attack on the US Capitol in hopes of blocking it from obtaining his phone records.

Flynn alleged in a lawsuit, filed in federal court in Florida, that a subpoena issued to him by the House of Representatives select committee was too broad in scope and punishes him for constitutionally protected speech as a private citizen.

Flynn also alleged in the lawsuit that the committee “has no authority to conduct business because it is not a duly constituted select committee”.

An appeals court has rejected that argument, ruling on 9 December that the committee was valid and entitled to see White House records Trump has tried to shield.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/michael-flynn-sues-capitol-attack-committee-in-bid-to-block-subpoena/ar-AAS3C67?li=BBnb7Kz



No such luck traitor boy
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are we completely incapable of getting this dangerous asshole under control TomDaisy Dec 2021 #1
Like this. milestogo Dec 2021 #4
Seriously? PatSeg Dec 2021 #2
Good luck with that, skippy. Ray Bruns Dec 2021 #3
We can smell Flynn's stink all across America LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2021 #5
Court Martial liberalgunwilltravel Dec 2021 #6
Looks like they all met and decided bluestarone Dec 2021 #7
He's already LOST! csziggy Dec 2021 #8
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