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NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts) Tue Sep 24, 2019, 06:46 PM Sep 2019

Mike Flynn pleads the 5th in advance - won't show up to testify

I had mentioned that Team Trump was just going to do this with every witness and some DUers didn't think you could take the 5th and just now show up... but, that's what Flynn is doing. And, I'm sure most of the witnesses in the impeachment inquiry will do similar.

Former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn will invoke his Fifth Amendment rights rather than testify before the House Intelligence Committee, Flynn’s lawyer Sidney Powell said in a letter Monday, according to The Washington Examiner.

Powell, who replaced Flynn’s previous attorneys in June, wrote that Flynn refuses to be “paraded, harassed or disparaged” by Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), according to the Times.

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/462711-flynn-pleads-the-fifth-rejecting-house-intel-appearance-report

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Mike Flynn pleads the 5th in advance - won't show up to testify (Original Post) NewJeffCT Sep 2019 OP

OFFS aquamarina Sep 2019 #1

This. redwitch Sep 2019 #3

+10000 Celerity Sep 2019 #4

drag this FUCKING TRAITOR into the House in CHAINS if need be, I am all out of fucks to give Celerity Sep 2019 #2

He was really impressed by Corey Lewandowski and his stonewalling. dhol82 Sep 2019 #5

Make him show up and swear him in Baked Potato Sep 2019 #6

President 5th Amendment... Wounded Bear Sep 2019 #7

If you've plead guilty to a crime, do you have 5th admendment rights against incriminating yourself? Johonny Sep 2019 #8

Send the Sergeant-at-Arms to bring him in. C_U_L8R Sep 2019 #9

No presidential pardon coming to save your treasonous ways, Flynn? ffr Sep 2019 #10

Give him immunity sharp_stick Sep 2019 #11

Grand Jury time.. Wellstone ruled Sep 2019 #12

Lock him up and forget him he's 2016 crimes. We're now onto 2019 crimes while waiting for tax return Arazi Sep 2019 #13

Two generals... Flynn & Arnold keithbvadu2 Sep 2019 #14

Then fine him for every day he refuses to appear Generic Other Sep 2019 #15

aquamarina

(1,865 posts)

1. OFFS

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2019, 06:47 PM

Sep 2019

Lock him up already.

redwitch

(14,946 posts)

3. This.

Reply to aquamarina (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 24, 2019, 06:49 PM

Sep 2019

He needs to be over.

Celerity

(43,469 posts)

4. +10000

Reply to aquamarina (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 24, 2019, 06:51 PM

Sep 2019

Celerity

(43,469 posts)

2. drag this FUCKING TRAITOR into the House in CHAINS if need be, I am all out of fucks to give

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2019, 06:49 PM

Sep 2019

dhol82

(9,353 posts)

5. He was really impressed by Corey Lewandowski and his stonewalling.

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2019, 06:51 PM

Sep 2019

Saw how effective it was.

Baked Potato

(7,733 posts)

6. Make him show up and swear him in

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2019, 06:54 PM

Sep 2019

and make him invoke the 5th over and over. Unless he already gave up the big perps, and this is the end of the show.

Wounded Bear

(58,685 posts)

7. President 5th Amendment...

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2019, 06:56 PM

Sep 2019

Johonny

(20,872 posts)

8. If you've plead guilty to a crime, do you have 5th admendment rights against incriminating yourself?

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2019, 06:59 PM

Sep 2019

He can't incriminate himself against a crime he's already been convicted of. Right?

C_U_L8R

(45,014 posts)

9. Send the Sergeant-at-Arms to bring him in.

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2019, 07:14 PM

Sep 2019

And if he refuses to testify, lock him up for contempt of Congress.

ffr

(22,671 posts)

10. No presidential pardon coming to save your treasonous ways, Flynn?

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2019, 07:15 PM

Sep 2019

LOCK HIM UP!

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)

11. Give him immunity

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2019, 07:16 PM

Sep 2019

for everything not already adjudicated.

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

12. Grand Jury time..

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2019, 07:19 PM

Sep 2019

Arazi

(6,829 posts)

13. Lock him up and forget him he's 2016 crimes. We're now onto 2019 crimes while waiting for tax return

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2019, 07:31 PM

Sep 2019

Plus we have a willing whistleblower (imo the 1st of several) to accompany the money laundering shit that's coming soon.

Flynn had his chance to at least partly redeem himself. He's obviously decided to go down as a huge fucking traitor. No problem for me.

Lock him up and move the fuck on. He's old criminal news

keithbvadu2

(36,869 posts)

14. Two generals... Flynn & Arnold

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2019, 11:19 PM

Sep 2019

Two generals... Flynn & Arnold

Gen Michael Flynn and Gen Benedict Arnold both started out as patriots who served their country well.

Arnold died a traitor in England.

He was not lucky enough to have a Donald Trump on his side.

Generic Other

(28,979 posts)

15. Then fine him for every day he refuses to appear

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2019, 11:31 PM

Sep 2019

Big fines. 1000s per day.

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