Tag Archives: Lindsey Graham

Graham Rips Trump For Praising Rioters At Texas Rally

Congress Minutes reports: Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) said that replaying scenes from the riot is “not where the majority of the American people are.” “It may be popular with certain constituencies, but it’s a big country out there, and I think most people have moved on,” he told POLITICO. Even Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), often a staunch supporter …

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Ethics Committee Admonishes Graham For Money Begs

Politico reports: The Senate Ethics Committee has formally admonished Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) over his solicitation of campaign contributions for Herschel Walker as he was headed to a runoff election for Senate in Georgia. In a letter released on Thursday, the Ethics panel declared that the “committee finds that you did solicit federal campaign contributions and otherwise impermissibly conducted …

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Graham: Arresting Trump Will “Blow Up Our Country”

CNBC reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a longtime ally of Trump’s, railed against the looming indictment of the former president by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. “It’s going to blow up our country and this is a bunch of BS,” Graham said on Fox News. “This is a case without merit, in my view. Donald Trump will be the only …

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Lindsey Graham Bets Al Franken $20 Trump Will Win

Politico reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is betting big on Trump victory in 2024. The conservative senator bet former Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) $20 that former President Donald Trump will beat President Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election Monday night during an interview on “The Daily Show.” “I look at the policies of Trump, and I like the policies …

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Carlson Blasts Graham On Call To Shoot Russian Jets

“What would Ronald Reagan do? Ooh, good question, Senator Graham. Ronald Reagan’s two-term presidency was notable for the fact that he did not declare war on the Russian air force, and therefore the United States did not go to war with Russia. Do you remember that? Seems like a long time ago. It’s pretty much the opposite of the approach …

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Graham Told Georgia Grand Jury That Trump Would Have Believed “Aliens Came Down And Stole Ballots”

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: In an exclusive interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, five of the 23 special grand jurors recounted what it was like to be a pivotal — but anonymous — part of one of the most momentous criminal investigations in U.S. history; one which could lead to indictments of former President Donald Trump and his allies. One grand …

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Graham Calls For Shooting Down Russian Fighter Jets

The Insider reports: South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham says Russia should be “held accountable” for the destruction of a US military drone. Speaking to Fox News host Sean Hannity on Tuesday, Graham said the US should gun down Russian planes in retaliation. “If you ever get near another US asset flying in international waters, your airplane will be shot down,” …

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Graham Compares DeSantis To Neville Chamberlain

The New York Times reports: Declaring this week that defending Ukraine against Russia’s invasion was not a vital interest for the United States, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida cemented a Republican shift away from hawkish foreign policy that has played out over the past decade and accelerated with Donald J. Trump’s political rise. Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, …

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Graham Floats Allowing US Strikes On Mexican Cartels

News Nation reports: The kidnapping of four American citizens in Mexico last Friday is sparking calls for drastic action by South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham (R). As the FBI continues to search for the four Americans believed to have been kidnapped by a Mexican cartel in a case of mistaken identity, Graham said he would propose new legislation to take …

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Graham Denies Lying To Georgia Grand Jury [VIDEO]

“No concerns about my testimony. The grand jury analysis that there was no widespread fraud in Georgia, I agree with that. I think the voting by mail had problems, but I found no evidence of widespread fraud. “And I had to decide as a senator whether or not to validate the Georgia election. I thought it made sense to call …

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Carlson Attacks Lindsey Graham’s “Empty Personal Life”

“So, it’s really hard to overstate how crazy this is. And you don’t want to play shrink and wonder about, you know, what emptiness at the core of Lindsey Graham’s personal life causes him to identify so strongly with a country he’s not a citizen of. Something’s going on there.” – Tucker Carlson, after Graham expressed support for Ukraine. Tucker: …

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TODAY: Graham Testifies Before Georgia Grand Jury

The Washington Post reports: Today, after a drawn-out legal fight, Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) is scheduled to appear before an Atlanta-area grand jury investigating whether attempts by Donald Trump and his associates to overturn the 2020 presidential election results amounted to criminal activity. Prosecutors in Fulton County, Ga., want to hear about conversations that Graham had with Georgia officials …

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Graham Attacks McConnell’s Leadership At Meeting

The Hill reports: This week’s bruising leadership fight in the Senate exposed simmering tension between Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), former President Trump’s closest ally in the Senate. Graham, one of the Senate’s highest-profile Republicans, sharply criticized McConnell’s leadership of the Senate GOP conference during a private meeting this week. He then told reporters …

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Lindsey Graham Waffles On Endorsing Trump For 2024

Politico reports: Trump is keeping a careful watch on who in GOP leadership has endorsed him, even before he has officially announced he is running for president again, which he’s expected to do on Tuesday night. But if he is expecting an avalanche of support, he’ll be waiting a while. Even his staunchest allies declined to offer an endorsement on …

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Graham Claims Nevada Senate Race Is Being Stolen

Mediaite reports: If Republican Nevada Senate candidate Adam Laxalt loses to Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, then it’s fraud, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) flatly announced during a Republican conference call as votes were still being counted. “There is no mathematical way Laxalt loses. If he does, then it’s a lie,” Graham said on a called hosted by Republican National Senatorial …

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SCOTUS Rejects Graham’s Bid To Evade GA Grand Jury

NBC News reports: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a request from Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., to quash a grand jury subpoena in a Georgia prosecutor’s probe into alleged interference in the 2020 presidential election. The decision is a victory for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, whose office is investigating phone calls Graham made to Georgia election officials at …

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Graham To Supreme Court: “I Shall Not Be Questioned”

Law & Crime reports: Attorneys for U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Friday submitted a reply brief in a U.S. Supreme Court case which seeks to excuse him from testifying about his telephone calls surrounding the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. In the reply brief, Graham reiterated the argument that he “shall not be questioned.” The reply brief continued to …

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Graham: Democrats Are “Scared To Death” That Walker Might Inspire Every Black Child To Become Republicans

“What is this all about? Why Herschel? They’re beating all of our guys up, but what is it about this guy? He changes the entire narrative of the left. “We’re a party of racists, Sean. Me and you are racists, the Republican Party is racist. Well what happens when the Republican party elects and nominates Herschel Walker, an African American, …

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Thomas Stays Graham’s Subpoena From GA Grand Jury

Reuters reports: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas temporarily blocked a lower court’s order requiring Senator Lindsey Graham to testify to a grand jury in Georgia investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies attempted to overturn 2020 election results in the state. Thomas granted the Republican senator’s request to halt the lower court’s decision pending a further order to …

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Graham Begs SCOTUS To Block Georgia Subpoena

CNN reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham asked the Supreme Court on Friday to block a subpoena from the Atlanta-area special grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. The South Carolina Republican filed the emergency request at the high court after the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a lower-court judge on Thursday that the …

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