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Diamond Member
- Dec 25, 2008
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NY Times mentions he can be criminally charged for contempt. I assume this will never happen though ?
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/05/...th-amendment-russia-senate.html?_r=0&referer=
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/05/...th-amendment-russia-senate.html?_r=0&referer=
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Mr. Flynn had been ordered by the Senate Intelligence Committee to hand over emails and other records related to any dealings with Russians. His decision to invoke his Fifth Amendment right puts him at risk of being held in contempt of Congress, which can result in a criminal charge.
It is up to lawmakers to decide whether to pursue that path. It was not immediately clear how the committee’s leaders would respond, though Senator Richard M. Burr of North Carolina, the panel’s Republican chairman, signaled late last week that it might not take that route.
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