RantCrush Top 5: May 23, 2017

Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn is reportedly refusing to cooperate with the Senate inquiry into his Russia ties. The Senate Intelligence Committee issued a subpoena for documents detailing his communications with Russian officials, but sources close to him have said that he is planning on pleading the Fifth Amendment and will refuse to release any documents. It would be “highly imprudent for him to comply with the subpoena,” one of the sources told Buzzfeed News.

Flashback to Flynn on @MeetThePress in 2016: “When you’re given immunity, that means you probably committed a crime” https://t.co/lWpfGxQrcJ https://t.co/lOGOIjhZpi

— Monica Alba (@albamonica) May 22, 2017

Yesterday, Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) wrote a letter to the House Oversight Committee suggesting that Flynn had lied about his foreign income sources during his background check interview last year. If that is true, Flynn could be charged with a felony. Either way, the Flynn drama is not over yet.

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.