“What I did was consistent with my job as being a U.S. senator, chair of the Judiciary Committee. I think the system in this country is getting off the rails and we have to be careful not to use the legal system as a political tool.
“I never suggested anybody set aside the election. I never said ‘go find votes.’ I never said anything other than trying to find how the mail-in balloting system worked.
“The case will move forward without me. If it ever becomes impossible or politically dangerous or legally dangerous for a United States senator to call up people to find out how the election was wrong, God help us all.
“The next election, if I have questions, I’ll do the same thing.” – Sen. Lindsey Graham, reacting to the news that a Georgia grand jury had voted to recommend charges for him for interfering with the 2020 election result.