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Extraction Summary
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Document Information
Type:
Legal correspondence / letter
File Size:
1.94 MB
Summary
A letter from attorney Robert K. Kelner to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence responding to a subpoena issued to Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn. The letter invokes the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination to decline the production of documents regarding Flynn's communications with Russian officials and the Trump campaign.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Robert K. Kelner | ||
| Richard Burr | ||
| Mark R. Warner | ||
| Michael T. Flynn | ||
| Donald Trump |
Organizations (4)
Timeline (2 events)
Subpoena dated May 10, 2017
Letter to the Committee dated May 8, 2017
Locations (12)
| Location | Context |
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Relationships (3)
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Attorney for Michael T. Flynn
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Chairman
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Vice Chairman
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Key Quotes (3)
"Producing documents that fall within the subpoena’s broad scope would be a testimonial act, insofar as it would confirm or deny the existence of such documents."Source
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Quote #1
"Under the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution and applicable court precedents, no person is required to offer testimony when he has “reasonable cause to apprehend danger from a direct answer,” even when that person is entirely innocent and has committed no crime."Source
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Quote #2
"one of the Fifth Amendment’s basic functions . . . is to protect innocent men . . . who otherwise might be ensnared by ambiguous circumstances."Source
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Quote #3
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