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Here's what he said about getting to the information. >> the other two that we issued, two subpoenas to the two michael flynn businesses that we're 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 didn't get one. >> he should have gotten one then he's free to say whatever needs to be said so that congress can get to the bottom of whether or no...

Democratic senator chris murphy of connecticut joining us us, a member of the senate foreign relations committee. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> do you believe michael flynn should be held in contempt of congress? >> well, i think that senator burr and senator warner are taking the right steps. they are going to give him another opportunity to do right but this committee and turn over these documents, but they have made it very clear that if he doesn't take this second opportunity, then there's a contempt charge at the end of this. i mean, michael flynn can't hide for very ...

Here is the republican chairman of the senate intelligence committee on that committees something to make subpoenas on this issue. >> if, in fact there is not a response, we will seek additional counsel and advice on how to proceed forward. at the end of that option is a contempt charge, and that said everything is on the table. that's not our preference today, we would like to hear from general flynn, we would like to see his documents, we would like them to tell his story. because he publicly set up a story to tell. >> charlie gasper and i was reporting a short while ago that president trump...

Intervention. we have to make sure we don't see it coming forward again in the future and what we're looking amount now, part of the thing of this investigation, is to look at those contacts that mr. brennan spoke about and see what they were, how extensive they were and what they led to, if anything. >> senators, when you say all options are on the table, can you explain what those options are because i'm not sure that folks have a good idea of what a senate committee can do to compel somebody to testify or what remedy there might be. >> we've taken actions that we feel are appropriate right ...

Protected here noting that businesses can't plead the 5th. they'll also be sending a letter to flynn's lawyer, asking if a person can plead the 5th when it's about a document release, which of course is what flynn did just this monday. and the committee keeping a big threat of potentially holding mine flynn in contempt of congress is still on the table. >> we've taking actions that we feel are appropriate right now. if in fact there's not a response we'll seek additional counsel advice on how to proceed forward. at the end of that option is a contempt charge, and i've said that everything is o...