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Dec 22, 2021Liked by File411

He’s done sooo much damage. I just cannot believe someone so blatantly destructive to our institutions can be running around free and cocky. Makes my blood boil.

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Incandescent joy, indeed! Patience is rewarded!

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I can’t wait to see Treasonweasel Flynn and his brother (perhaps his son as well) held accountable for their treasonist actions.

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I’ll bring the popcorn - remember that time I tweeted a picture of me flipping off his house Thanksgiving 2017 -I still think I have the picture and tweet archived because he use to live a few streets over from family member. I don’t know why after all this time -that picture/tweet still makes me giggle

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Filey I agree with your assessment of Flynn. I hope he rots in jail. Question concerning invoking the 5th. Can someone invoking the 5th deny requests for documents subpoenaed or only invoke the 5th regarding verbal testimony against self-incrimination? Thanks as always for your well informed and well referenced articles.

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Yes and no

Fifth Amendment privilege when invoked to prevent the production of materials and documents in response to a subpoena.

See United States v. Hubbell, 530 U.S. 27, 120 S. Ct. 2037, 147 L. Ed. 2d 24 (2000).

But there’s a catch - it cannot be invoked to prevent the actual production of tangible or “real evidence” For example; photographs, voice & writing samples used to compare (known as “exemplars”)

One thing most overlooked in H Res 503 -the Committee can issue interrogatories, so if they are responding via rogs (interrogatories) they can decline to answer specific questions —with or without invoking the 5th —but Flynn’s fatal flaw here was he proffered zero finding of facts to substantiate his “conclusory arguments” In my industry we tease 1st & 2nd years: “always know your local rules or hope your para does otherwise Godspeed…” With oral testimony (like during a depo) they are required to invoke in on questions. Like each question. There’s no blanket invocation. Absent a formal notification, meaning Flynn’s attorneys would be required to formally notify the Select Committee. Hope that makes sense and apologies for my wordy response

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Thanks for explanation and update

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May the Flynn brothers both lose their pensions, and may Mikey end up in jail where he belongs.

As for Gym, the committee is not believing his nonsense, which is awesome!

One thing you said struck me. You say that the pardons are an obstruction of justice. Is there any way to prosecute this because it clearly is obstruction?

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You surely don’t need to be biased to assume the very worst about General Flynn

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This must be a very stressful time to be Gym Jordan.

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