The Hill reports:
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has requested that the FBI give a briefing to the panel about last week’s arrest of longtime GOP operative and former informal Trump adviser Roger Stone.
Graham sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday expressing concerns about the “manner” in which Stone was arrested, including the number of agents involved in taking Stone into custody, “the tactics employed” and the timing of the arrest.
NEW: Sen. Lindsey Graham writes FBI Dir. Wray, expressing concern about manner of arrest of Roger Stone. https://t.co/Pg5VkzETp1 pic.twitter.com/1JkaXUBVKX
— ABC News (@ABC) January 30, 2019
Lindsey Graham wants briefing pronto on FBI raid of Roger Stone, wonders if tactics were really necessary and wants to know if anyone leaked to the media.
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) January 30, 2019
Sen. Graham, chairman of Judiciary Committee, takes a shot at how Mueller arrested Roger Stone, complaining about “media circus” and demanding answers about “the tactics used and the timing of the arrest of Mr. Stone.”
— Devlin Barrett (@DevlinBarrett) January 30, 2019
Senate Judiciary Cmte Chairman @LindseyGrahamSC sends letter to FBI Dir Wray questioning the tactics used to arrest Roger Stone, and asking whether the arrest was leaked to CNN: pic.twitter.com/nIQexVubri
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) January 30, 2019