When last we heard from Michael Flynn’s lawyer, Mr. Flynn was not only refusing to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee without a guarantee of immunity, but also refusing to admit that emails and documents concerning his Russia connection even existed.
Producing documents that fall within the subpoena’s broad scope would be a testimonial act, insofar as it would confirm or deny the existence of such documents.
In other words, admitting that there were emails talking about communications with Russia would be a pretty good sign that there were … communications with Russia. However, after thinking about it for another week, Michael Flynn has decided to open up his email bin, just a little.
Attorneys for Flynn’s team sent the committee a written response Tuesday indicating that Flynn would begin providing records in response to subpoenas by June 6, the deadline to start turning over such information. Flynn was required to indicate by Tuesday whether he intended to comply with the records request.
Why the change? Because after receiving Flynn’s nyet, the Senate committee turned around and started sending subpoenas to Flynn’s companies. If you’ve ever pondered the reasons to not create an LLC to handle all your money, add “highly vulnerable to subpoenas” to that list.
The subpoenas were issued for two companies Flynn owns, Flynn Intel Group Inc. and Flynn Intel Group LLC. The committee also reissued a third subpoena for personal records, the focus of which was narrowed after Flynn rejected the committee’s initial demand for personal records relating to his contacts with Russian authorities, claiming it was too broad and would jeopardize his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
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