Michael Flynn mislead the Pentagon, but refuses to testify before Congress and takes the 5th

According to The New York Times, not only Michael Flynn mislead the Pentagon about his income from companies in Russia and contacts with officials from that country when he applied for a renwal of his top-secret clearance in 2016, but he is also refusing to testify before Congress on the issue, pleading the 5th amendment.

From the NYT article:

Mr. Flynn, who resigned 24 days into the Trump administration, told investigators in February 2016 that he had received no income from foreign companies and had only “insubstantial contact” with foreign nationals, according to the letter. In fact, Mr. Flynn had sat two months earlier beside President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at a Moscow gala for RT, the Kremlin-financed television network, which paid Mr. Flynn more than $45,000 to attend the event and give a separate speech.

The NYT points out that "intentionally lying to federal investigators is a felony punishable by up to five years in prison. Separately, he [Flynn] also faces legal questions over failing to properly register as a foreign agent for lobbying he did last year on behalf of Turkey while advising the Trump campaign, which is also a felony."

As per Flynn pleading the 5th, the NYT asked a lawyer and he said Flynn's case would not stand in court, as the 5th amendment protects against self-incrimination during questionind, not the secrecy of documents, which is what Congress is asking for.

Now, the fact that Flynn is outright pleading the 5th makes Donald Trump's request to James Comey to stop investigating Flynn even more incriminating. If Flynn is looking at felony charges, what Trump did reeks of aiding and abetting and obstruction of justice.