Michael Flynn, Alex Jones try a similar tack against Jan. 6 panel
Michael Flynn and Alex Jones are suing the committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack, and they have plenty of company from Team Trump.
By Steve Benen
It was in early November when the committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack issued a large batch of subpoenas, one of which was given to Michael Flynn, Donald Trump's disgraced former White House national security adviser. This shouldn't have surprised anyone.
After all, as we discussed at the time, Flynn allegedly attended a December 2020 meeting in the Oval Office in which participants discussed declaring a national emergency as part of a scheme to keep Trump in power despite his defeat. The retired general also reportedly raised the prospect of deploying U.S. troops and declaring martial law as part of an apparent coup attempt.
Yesterday, Flynn responded — by suing the bipartisan congressional panel. NBC News reported:
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn sued the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot on Tuesday, claiming its subpoenas violate his right to free speech and his right against self-incrimination.
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Wednesday, December 22nd 2021 at 10:48AM
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