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Flynn pleads the Fifth, rejecting House Intel appearance: report
The Hill ^ | 9/23/2019 | zak budryk

Posted on 09/23/2019 8:34:14 PM PDT by bitt

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.

Powell has previously accused federal prosecutors of withholding evidence favorable to Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his conversations with the Russian ambassador. Flynn’s sentencing on the false statements charges was previously delayed to allow him to continue cooperating in the investigation into a former business partner’s foreign lobbying.

District Judge Emmet Sullivan, an Obama appointee, has proposed a Dec. 18 sentencing date for Flynn, while Powell has pushed for more time before sentencing, saying she needs additional time to seek a court order for the supposed exculpatory material. Powell said in early September that Flynn has no plans to withdraw from his plea deal.

The Hill has reached out to Schiff’s office for comment.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bloggers; flynn; houseintel
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1 posted on 09/23/2019 8:34:14 PM PDT by bitt
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To: Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; 2ndDivisionVet; azishot; ...
https://twitter.com/Techno_Fog/status/1176236284475428864

@Techno_Fog

@SidneyPowell1 issues this latest response to Adam Schiff's subpoena of General Flynn, citing to Flynn's 100+ hours of cooperation with the Special Counsel and the "indefensibe" nature of Schiff's "theatrical demand."


2 posted on 09/23/2019 8:35:40 PM PDT by bitt (Trump stole pancakes from his distant cousin. Huh.)
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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.)

Why the hell didn't Flynn hire a lawyer like this in the first place? How did he end up with a clinton loyalist like davis? It just does not add up.
3 posted on 09/23/2019 8:37:13 PM PDT by JoSixChip (I'm an American Nationalist (I just happen to be white))
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To: bitt

Flynn knows now that the DemocRATS in the House are a treacherous, odious crowd that means him no good.


4 posted on 09/23/2019 8:40:53 PM PDT by House Atreides (Boycott the NFL 100% — PERMANENTLY)
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To: bitt

Excellent letter. This response exemplifies how to deal with Democrats.

Ms. Powell gets it completely. Its a shame that most Republicans don’t.


5 posted on 09/23/2019 8:47:56 PM PDT by Starboard
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Good, F ‘em.


6 posted on 09/23/2019 8:48:17 PM PDT by wastedyears (The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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To: bitt
Adam "shit for brains" Schiff exposed for his disregard for propriety, professionalism, prior practices, and ethics in his theatrical demand.




7 posted on 09/23/2019 8:49:10 PM PDT by Brown Deer (America First!)
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To: JoSixChip

I’ve stopped paying much attention to this story ... mainly because the whole thing has me completely baffled. Either Flynn has been operating behind the scenes to expose something big, or his lawyers have all had a real moron for a client.


8 posted on 09/23/2019 8:49:38 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave." -- Frederick Douglass)
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To: bitt

LtGen Flynn at long last has a competent attorney who is actually looking out for his best interests.


9 posted on 09/23/2019 8:50:45 PM PDT by ocrp1982 (Lurking since the late 90's. Recently retired. No tagline yet.)
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Outstanding! She put the Shiff head in his place.


10 posted on 09/23/2019 8:50:48 PM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: JoSixChip

He probably though hiring a clintonite would put him in good light.


11 posted on 09/23/2019 8:50:52 PM PDT by inchworm
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I liked Lewandowski’s testimony behavior. I always wanted to testify, so when some droning nincompoop like Waters started into her scolding drivel, I’d reach down, bring up a newspaper and begin to read. But Flynn is right to refuse.


12 posted on 09/23/2019 8:52:14 PM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (When your business model depends on slave labor, you're always going to need more slaves.)
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To: bitt

LOL, she invoked Watkins vs the United States.

That kind of a bitch slap to Schiff. The Watkins case was one of those HUAC cases from the blacklist era of the 50s.
She is basically telling them they are running the modern version of a witch hunt.

They’ll know -exactly- what she means. Maybe we’ll get lucky and one of the dems will pop a critical vessel LOL.


13 posted on 09/23/2019 9:26:42 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: bitt

That letter will cause some panties to get in a wad.


14 posted on 09/23/2019 9:30:43 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: DesertRhino

https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/354/178/

watkins v us


15 posted on 09/23/2019 9:37:57 PM PDT by rolling_stone (no justice no peace)
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Maybe we’ll get lucky and one of the dems will pop a critical vessel
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One can only hope.


16 posted on 09/23/2019 9:46:16 PM PDT by o-n-money
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LTG Flynn’s ordeal is nearly over ... I hope to Heaven that he will be able to recoup the finances that he has had to expend on this BS. I donated to his defense fund and encourage y’all to do the same.

https://mikeflynndefensefund.org/


17 posted on 09/23/2019 9:51:54 PM PDT by Simon Foxx
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To: JoSixChip

Powell is an Appeal specialist. But yes, he should have looked outside the Swamp from the start.


18 posted on 09/23/2019 9:59:42 PM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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She signed the letter “Sincerely” /s/ Sidney Powell

Does she read our little blog here?


19 posted on 09/23/2019 10:06:48 PM PDT by JohnnyP (Thinking is hard work (I stole that from Rush).)
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To: bitt

She kicks ass.


20 posted on 09/23/2019 10:16:28 PM PDT by gogeo (The left prides themselves on being tolerant, but they can't even be civil.)
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