Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn had little to say to the House Jan. 6 committee during his meeting with investigators on Thursday.
The first national security adviser under former President Donald Trump exercised his Fifth Amendment rights, choosing not to answer questions, according to a statement from his lead attorney. David Warrington, the attorney, added that the committee staff “insinuated” Flynn’s refusal to answer questions “constituted an admission of guilt,” which he said is inaccurate.
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“The Committee’s view that the invocation of the 5th Amendment is an admission of guilt conflicts with nearly 250 years of American jurisprudence and represent a disturbing denial of the meaning and existence of this vital Constitutional right,” added the statement, which was obtained by NBC News.
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Flynn was subpoenaed by the panel in November. The committee said investigators were interested in a meeting he reportedly attended on Dec. 18, 2020, at the White House to discuss the possibility of declaring a national emergency and seizing voter machines. A day prior, he made comments on Newsmax about how Trump could “rerun” elections in key states.
Flynn claimed in a mid-November interview he did not “have anything to hide” from the committee. Despite this, he filed a lawsuit in December requesting a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the Jan. 6 committee and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, which a federal judge rejected.
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