22 May 2017 3:13 pm
Once again 45's words come back to bite him in the ***.Michael Flynn to Invoke Fifth Amendment Rights in Response to Senate Probe
Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn plans to invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in response to a subpoena from the Senate Intelligence Committee for documents related to their investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, a source close to Flynn confirms to NBC News.
"If you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?" Trump said at a campaign rally in Florida in September.
"The mob takes the Fifth Amendment," Trump said at a campaign event in Iowa later that month.
"If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?"
That was then.
Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, in March requested immunity from prosecution in exchange for testifying before the House and Senate intelligence committees about Russia's interference in the 2016 election.
And on Monday, Flynn is expected to flout a Senate subpoena for documents related to his contacts with Russia by invoking his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.
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