General Flynn Cites Fifth Amendment Privilege to Decline Congressional Document Production
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The passage merely outlines legal arguments for Flynn's Fifth Amendment claim and references existing case law. It does not provide new factual leads, names, transactions, or evidence of misconduct, o Flynn argues that producing documents would be testimonial and thus protected. References to Watkins v. United States and United States v. Hubbell establish legal precedent. Mentions that the DOJ has
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