Senate intel panel subpoenas Flynn documents

WASHINGTON -- The Senate intelligence committee has subpoenaed former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn for documents related to the panel's investigation into Russia's election meddling.

Sen. Richard Burr, the Republican chairman, and Sen. Mark Warner, the committee's Democratic vice chairman, say the panel had first requested the documents from Flynn on April 28. They say Flynn's lawyer declined to cooperate with the request.

Flynn was fired by Trump after less than a month on the job. The White House said he misled Vice President Mike Pence and other top officials about his communications with Russia's ambassador to the United States.

Flynn's Russia ties are also being scrutinized by the FBI as it investigates whether Trump's campaign was involved in Russia's election interference.

Flynn attorney Robert Kelner declined comment on the Senate committee's subpoena. Flynn had previously been in talks with the committee about agreeing to be interviewed as part of the investigation as long as he was granted immunity.

In March, Kelner said in a statement that Flynn had a "story to tell" but no reasonable person would agree to be questioned by the committee without "assurances against unfair prosecution."