Monday, May 22, 2017 10:18:48 PM
This is Watergate on amphetamines
By Jennifer Rubin
May 21, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/05/21/this-is-watergate-on-amphetamines/ [with comments]
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Michael Flynn Lied During Security Clearance Interview, Top Dem Says
According to a document obtained by Democrats on the House oversight committee, Flynn misled Pentagon investigators.
05/22/2017 Updated May 22, 2017
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/michael-flynn-lied-security-clearance_us_5923536ae4b03b485cb424f6 [with embedded video]
Flynn takes 5th on Senate subpoena as a top House Democrat alleges new evidence of lies
Michael Flynn in Washington before the inauguration in January.
May 22, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/flynn-takes-the-5th-and-declines-to-comply-with-senate-intelligence-committee-subpoena/2017/05/22/e4fa0524-3f15-11e7-8c25-44d09ff5a4a8_story.html [with comments]
Michael Flynn Invokes the Fifth
President Trump’s former national security adviser won’t comply with the Intelligence Committee’s demand for Russia-related documents, his lawyers said Monday.
May 22, 2017
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/05/michael-flynn-senate-subpoena/527232/ [with comments]
Can Michael Flynn refuse to turn over documents to Congress? Yes — but he risks jail.
May 22, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/05/22/can-michael-flynn-refuse-to-turn-over-documents-to-congress-yes-but-he-risks-jail/ [with embedded video, and comments]
Burr: Flynn could be held in contempt
But Senate GOP leaders are reluctant to go after Trump's former national security adviser after he refused to comply with a subpoena.
05/22/2017
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/22/burr-flynn-contempt-senate-238694 [with comments]
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White House Moves to Block Ethics Inquiry Into Ex-Lobbyists on Payroll
Walter M. Shaub Jr., the head of the Office of Government Ethics, in his office on Monday. The White House has challenged Mr. Shaub’s authority to demand information on former lobbyists now working for the government.
MAY 22, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/22/us/politics/trump-white-house-government-ethics-lobbyists.html
Ethics office blasts Trump refusal to disclose lobby waivers
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and first lady Melania Trump wave as they board Air Force One for Israel, the next stop in Trump’s international tour, at King Khalid International Airport, Monday, May 22, 2017, in Riyadh.
May 22, 2017
https://www.apnews.com/1fdc61540a6b4acb83d671df8b65e16a/Ethics-office-blasts-Trump-refusal-to-disclose-lobby-waivers
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By Jennifer Rubin
May 21, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/05/21/this-is-watergate-on-amphetamines/ [with comments]
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Michael Flynn Lied During Security Clearance Interview, Top Dem Says
According to a document obtained by Democrats on the House oversight committee, Flynn misled Pentagon investigators.
05/22/2017 Updated May 22, 2017
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/michael-flynn-lied-security-clearance_us_5923536ae4b03b485cb424f6 [with embedded video]
Flynn takes 5th on Senate subpoena as a top House Democrat alleges new evidence of lies
Michael Flynn in Washington before the inauguration in January.
May 22, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/flynn-takes-the-5th-and-declines-to-comply-with-senate-intelligence-committee-subpoena/2017/05/22/e4fa0524-3f15-11e7-8c25-44d09ff5a4a8_story.html [with comments]
Michael Flynn Invokes the Fifth
President Trump’s former national security adviser won’t comply with the Intelligence Committee’s demand for Russia-related documents, his lawyers said Monday.
May 22, 2017
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/05/michael-flynn-senate-subpoena/527232/ [with comments]
Can Michael Flynn refuse to turn over documents to Congress? Yes — but he risks jail.
May 22, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/05/22/can-michael-flynn-refuse-to-turn-over-documents-to-congress-yes-but-he-risks-jail/ [with embedded video, and comments]
Burr: Flynn could be held in contempt
But Senate GOP leaders are reluctant to go after Trump's former national security adviser after he refused to comply with a subpoena.
05/22/2017
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/22/burr-flynn-contempt-senate-238694 [with comments]
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White House Moves to Block Ethics Inquiry Into Ex-Lobbyists on Payroll
Walter M. Shaub Jr., the head of the Office of Government Ethics, in his office on Monday. The White House has challenged Mr. Shaub’s authority to demand information on former lobbyists now working for the government.
MAY 22, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/22/us/politics/trump-white-house-government-ethics-lobbyists.html
Ethics office blasts Trump refusal to disclose lobby waivers
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and first lady Melania Trump wave as they board Air Force One for Israel, the next stop in Trump’s international tour, at King Khalid International Airport, Monday, May 22, 2017, in Riyadh.
May 22, 2017
https://www.apnews.com/1fdc61540a6b4acb83d671df8b65e16a/Ethics-office-blasts-Trump-refusal-to-disclose-lobby-waivers
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