Michael Flynn loses his legal challenge to the House January 6 probe, one day after filing it

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(CNN) Michael Flynn has swiftly lost his bid in court to block a possible House select committee subpoena for his phone records and to hold off demands he speak to the panel investigating January 6.

The ruling Wednesday comes one day after he asked a federal judge in Florida for a temporary restraining order, and it's the first quick response to a lawsuit from a House witness, after several went to court to try to invalidate the committee and block the House from pursuing their phone records.

So far, 11 others for whom the committee subpoenaed phone records have sued. Overall, the House has already spoken to dozens of witnesses and requested more than 100 people's phone records.

While the lawsuits to challenge the House are gaining attention, they've revealed that the committee appears to be notching many successful interviews about the pro-Trump rally and its high-profile right-wing participants and the insurrection on January 6, and that they are likely to have received large amounts of call log data from Verizon and AT&T already.

Flynn went to court on Tuesday, just a day after he was scheduled to testify before the committee -- in what appeared to be an attempt to hold off the consequence of his failure to appear, as well as any other fact-finding by the panel.

Apotropoxy on December 22nd, 2021 at 21:30 UTC »

Recall Traitor Flynn to active duty and court marital him for sedition. Stop his pension and then throw him in the brig for the rest of his wretched life.

nate_oh84 on December 22nd, 2021 at 19:36 UTC »

Get wrecked you traitorous scum.

4thDevilsAdvocate on December 22nd, 2021 at 19:36 UTC »

Huh, it's almost like there was no legal basis for it.