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WASHINGTON — UPDATE: 2:20 pm with statement from Darnell Earley's lawyer.
During the U.S. Congressional hearing on the Flint water crisis the head of the committee angrily demanded that Darnell Earley show up to testify.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, demanded that U.S. Marshals "hunt down" Darnell Earley and deliver him a subpoena to appear.
Darnell Earley's lawyer, A. Scott Bolden, tells NBC25 that he will accept any new subpoena issued for Earley. He also said that Earley will appear before the committee, "subject to any of his constitutional protections, privileges, and rights."
When asked if that meant Earley would use fifth amendment protections against self-incrimination, Bolden replied with, "I don't know."
Darnell Earley served as the emergency manager in Flint when the city switched its water source to the Flint River.
Yesterday Earley announced that he would resign from his current position, as emergency manager of Detroit public schools, at the end of the month.
An angry Chaffetz said that Earley was invited last week to testify. Chaffetz said Earley notified them that he wouldn't testify on Monday night.
That was when a subpoena was issued. That subpoena was not accepted. Earley's attorney A. Scott Bolden tells NBC25 the subpoena, "borders on the nonsensical. The Committee issued a subpoena at 6pm today, demanding that he appear at 9am tomorrow."
WASHINGTON — UPDATE: 2:20 pm with statement from Darnell Earley's lawyer.
During the U.S. Congressional hearing on the Flint water crisis the head of the committee angrily demanded that Darnell Earley show up to testify.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, demanded that U.S. Marshals "hunt down" Darnell Earley and deliver him a subpoena to appear.
Darnell Earley's lawyer, A. Scott Bolden, tells NBC25 that he will accept any new subpoena issued for Earley. He also said that Earley will appear before the committee, "subject to any of his constitutional protections, privileges, and rights."
When asked if that meant Earley would use fifth amendment protections against self-incrimination, Bolden replied with, "I don't know."
Darnell Earley served as the emergency manager in Flint when the city switched its water source to the Flint River.
Yesterday Earley announced that he would resign from his current position, as emergency manager of Detroit public schools, at the end of the month.
An angry Chaffetz said that Earley was invited last week to testify. Chaffetz said Earley notified them that he wouldn't testify on Monday night.
That was when a subpoena was issued. That subpoena was not accepted. Earley's attorney A. Scott Bolden tells NBC25 the subpoena, "borders on the nonsensical. The Committee issued a subpoena at 6pm today, demanding that he appear at 9am tomorrow."