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Talk. >> yeah. although, i think there is a question about whether mueller will want him to testify at this point. it points to a potential obstruction issue that mueller has to investigate. telling that story in public would not be helpful to the investigation. >> good point. gentlemen, thank you. still ahead, the timeline of president trumps allege contact and new subpoenas to general michael flynn and a big warning about possible contempt. plus, democrats debating the "i" word, impeachmen...

Fifth in terms of 2k0u7of docum. well take further action and s were not taking contempt of congress off the table. >> that was senator mark warner threatening further action against ex-national security are adviser michael flynn who irn strok invoked the fifth amendment on the russian investigation. ari melber is becoming my private legal tutor. what else can the senate intel committee do, what about other tools are in their arsenal once mike flynn invokes the fifth amendment? >> maybe thing a ...

Documents that is like answering a series of questions about the location and existence of those potential will he incriminating documents, that is kind of like making them testify against themselves through the documents. so that is the legal authority that could help nike mike flyli flynn. does he have something to hide? maybe, maybe not. were talking about his rights. >> and when mark warner says we may take other action, is that contempt, obstruction of the -- what can he do? >> they can try...

Russians, they want to make sure those recrrds turned over. michael flynn, i talked to a source close to him who says hes not going to testify publicly if it does come to it. but burr may make him plead the fifth publicly in an effort to embarrass him. >> it does seem flynn have specific issues that only apply to him. not registering as a lobbyist for turkey. >> reporting foreign income. >> not the same issues daes s >> and elijah cummings today. this is so much news. >> we have concern about th...

Conversation with the president. >> it was just last week it was disclosed president trump fired james comey to shut down at least part of the investigation. a u.s. official tells cnn the request was made in part because the white house was unsure about the power of the bureau. now michael flynn has announced he will invoke his 5th amendment right instead of supplying with the subpoena of the intelligence committee. mike warner is determined to push back. >> we dont believe you can take a blanke...

Flynn has his own legal challenges now and taking the fifth first of all can he take the igt fifth. >> he can. there there is consequences to the taking the fifth. you have the issue of contempt. you could certainly say im not going to be amenable agreeable. there is clearly a criminal investigation thats going to be looming overhead where any statements he may give or any documents he may produce will certainly tend to show either be incriminating whether guilty glt or or not its meant to prote...

Presidents request in a memo written by senior nsa official that will be available to special counsel overseeing the justice department investigation robert mueller. according to sources mueller has reviewed handwritten memos detailing the presidents early request for fbi to drop the investigation into his national security adviser michael flynn. >> i think he was someone who would bring benefit to the president or administration and i made that very clear to candidate trump. i wouldnt let gener...

Look on his security forms, he said that he had no real meetings of any consequence with russian officials and of course we know that at that very event he sat next to vladimir putin. so i think what theyre trying to do is figure out another door to open. door one was closed. theyre going to look at door two. theyre going to try to see if they can get through so somebody answering these questions through another door. >> jackie, whats next for general flynn? >> well, i mean, the senate intellige...

Changes his story or it changes and some small way. i think his lawyers are doing the smart thing. >> kat: there has been two camps. some people are saying any good lawyer would tell him plead the fifth. other people are saying that with the fifth amendment, we are talking about documents. some going so far as to say he could get in trouble for not complying. >> eboni: i think its a bit of an overreaction. technically, yes. he could get in trouble. u.s. code says when you withhold or refuse to t...

The long run. the government has the burden to show your guilt. you dont have the burden to prove your innocence. therefore, it is actually prudent of him to make sure that he is not offering ways to incriminate himself given that he has at least four investigations around him. having said that, while he can certainly use his prerogative and say im not going to respond to your subpoena or give you documents, there are legal consequences, one of them being contempt of court. there are two avenues...