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Heres what he said about getting to the information. >> the other two that we issued, two subpoenas to the two michael flynn businesses that were aware of. flynn intel, llc, and flynn intel, inc. one has been served. one is in the process of being served. we keep all options on the table. we think the committee has moved forward. >> shannon: at one point he said contest could be on the table, too. there were rumors he wanted an immunity deal and didnt get one. >> he should have gotten one then h...

Documents. they asked mike flynn and his lawyers to produce meetings that happened and send them to the committee and there had not been an official request for flynn himself to testify. then his lawyers said, if we give you these documents, that will amount to self-incriminating testimony and we will not do it. so attorneys said we need to do this differently. theyll send subpoenas to his businesses, a business cant invoke the fifth amendment to protect itself in a case like this and they said ...

Well see what they say later today. >> paul, what kind of punishment are we talking about? contempt if he continues to refuse to provide congress with those documents? >> contempt can be punished by up to one year in prison if youre found guilty of it. and you can be -- you can be convicted by the house of representatives by a full vote or it can be referred to a u.s. attorneys office for an actual prosecution in court. but there is a one-year penalty for the crime. >> and there doesnt seem to b...

Information all morning about this terror attack at ariana grande concert, actually just after it ended in manchester, england. back home were also covering latest developments in the russia probe. michael flynns attorney has indicated that the former national security adviser is not doing to turn over any documents. instead hes going to take the fifth in lieu of testifying or cooperating with intel committee. lets talk to robert ray former counsel of whitewater scandal that investigated the rea...

President or to the administration. and i made that very clear to candidate trump. i wouldnt let general flynn in the white house, let alone give him a job. >> flynns attorneys saying their client will invoke the fifth amendment, refusing to release a list of contacts he had with russian officials. >> we with have decide whether to hold him in contempt or if thats his legal right. >> reporter: the past criticism when her it chief took the fifth now coming back to haunt his administration. >> if ...

Question. that would precede, as jeffrey points out, precede any attempt by the committee to hold him in contempt. >> next issue, the idea that the president of the united states went to coats and rogers, head of dni and nsa, can you please go in trouble and say theres no proof of collusion. they didnt like it so they didnt do it. >> its all part of the same group of facts, which is was donald trump trying to impede the fbi investigation of the russia connection. whether this is a separate act o...

To allow people to not cooperate with investigations. based on modern law, that includes not testifying and not producing documents. >> robert ray, when you tell a client we should take the fifth here, is that because they are guilty and want to hide as the president once stated. >> with regard to documents, thats a narrow exception and theres a line of cases that refer to that process, a testimonial component to documents that general flynn may have in his possession that cannot be used against...

Possess then their testimonial character is a lot less. and even those documents may not be covered by an in vocation of the 5th amendment. we need to pursue these documents aggressively. >> are you prepared to hold general flynn in contempt of congress? >> well, i assure the views you just heard compressed by senator burr, and that is it was our preference initially to get these documents and testimony voluntarily, its now going to be necessary to subpoena it and if the general refuses and does...

Records. theyre going to pursue that. they noted all options are on the table. as you noted, they are willing to pursue contempt if those subpoenas are not complied with. theres something else thats not on the table and this isnt insignificant. the top republican on that committee richard burr saying at that point any talk of an immunity deal when flynn earlier brought to the table is now off the table. immunity is not on the table. we were told the house intelligence competes request for docume...

Written by a senior nsa official, which will be available to the special counsel now overseeing the justice departments investigation, robert mueller. according to sources, mueller has already reviewed comeys handwritten memos detailing the presidents early request for the fbi to drop the investigation into his former national security adviser michael flynn. >> i didnt think he was someone who would bring benefit to the president or administration. i made that clear to candidate trump, i wouldnt...