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In a letter to the Senate Intelligence Committee Monday, Michael Flynn's attorneys cite the Department of Justice's appointment of a special prosecutor and an "escalating public frenzy against him" as the reasons Flynn is refusing to turn over records in response to a congressional subpoena, reports the AP. An excerpt from the letter:

"The context in which the committee has called for General Flynn's testimonial production of documents makes clear that he has more than a reasonable apprehension that any testimony he provides could be used against him."

Flynn is exercising his 5th Amendment protection against self-incrimination.

Meanwhile: NBC News reports that Paul Manafort and Roger Stone have turned over documents to the committee.

Conservatives are slowly coming around on climate change.

Over the past few years, more than a half-dozen organizations have popped up pushing conservative climate-change and clean-energy policies, and the percentage of congressional Republicans going on the record acknowledging climate is a problem has gone from zero to 8%, as judged by a House caucus on the issue.

Why it matters: Since 2010, climate change has been an issue unilaterally pushed by the Democratic Party, but for any climate and energy policy to pass Congress, it must also get support from within the GOP ranks.