INTELLIGENCE/LEGAL/RUSSIA: “The leaders of the Senate Russia investigation said Tuesday [5-23-17] they will continue to pursue critical documents from former national security adviser Michael Flynn, issuing two additional subpoenas to a pair of businesses Flynn ran.
Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr and Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the panel, told reporters they did not believe Flynn could seek Fifth Amendment protections in regard to the documents they requested, and were seeking a firm answer. The committee is leaving open the possibility to filing contempt charges against Flynn later if he refuses to comply.
Burr said Tuesday that ‘all options are on the table’ if Flynn doesn’t comply — including possibly holding him in contempt of Congress — but he added that was a long way off from where they are now.
Warner said earlier Tuesday he doesn’t believe that Flynn’s decision to invoke his Fifth Amendment rights gives him blanket immunity.”
-Sunlen Serfaty, Tom LoBianco, And Abigail Crutchfield, “Senate intel issues 2 new subpoenas related to Flynn,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, May 23, 2017 5:46pm