“There is no question about the authority of Grand Juries to compel testimony. What are you thinking along those lines?”
This entire case is so poorly defined with absolutely no criminal matter being investigated I suspect there are multiple lines of legal challenges to contest the subpoena for testimony.
They aren’t investigating a crime. They are investigating based on a counterintel matter. Without knowing all the relevant statutes, I suspect there are numerous grounds to challenge and they will be when the appeal is filed.
I’d await that filing to see what the basis is for the appeal. It may be quite good and people are kind of sick of being dragged into a phony Russia Collusion Hoax investigation.
The risk to the innocent is high. As a result, I find no issue with the lawyer declining to cooperate and testing the framework of the request.
Perhaps I am out of bounds wrt the federal system but for non-specific investigation in the State courts there is no requirement that the subject be informed of the potential crime. No defense lawyers are allowed.
So since they have no role within the Jury Room, they have no standing outside the Jury Room.
I was Foreman of the Cook County Grand Jury in the 80’s and it was fascinating, quite an adventure.