Tag Archives: Lindsey Graham

Graham: “States Should Decide On Issue Of Marriage”

Axios reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday he believes recognition of same-sex marriage marriage should be decided on a state-by-state basis and not by the federal government. Graham said he believe the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision to legalize same-sex marriage would not be overturned, but that doing so “would be up to the court.” …

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Graham Hires Trump Lawyer To Fight GA Subpoena

Law & Crime reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has retained Donald Trump’s former White House counsel Don McGahn to pursue his newly refiled federal lawsuit challenging a subpoena in connection with a special grand jury investigation on attempts to overturn the 2020 election results. In July, Graham filed a federal lawsuit in South Carolina seeking to quash an order forcing …

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Graham Agrees To Accept GA Grand Jury’s Subpoena

CNBC reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham agreed Tuesday to accept service of a subpoena for his testimony before a Georgia grand jury investigating possible criminal meddling in the 2020 election by then-President Donald Trump. But Graham, R-S.C., still retained his right to challenge the legality of the subpoena, a court filing showed. The Atlanta-based grand jury is seeking evidence related to …

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Graham Claims Immunity From Georgia Subpoena

Congress Minutes reports: Attorneys for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) have formally asked a federal court to quash a subpoena demanding his testimony before a grand jury in Georgia. The filing asks Fulton County, Ga., District Attorney Fani Willis, whose office launched the investigation into Trump officials in Georgia following the 2020 election, to respond to their motion within three days …

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Judge Orders Graham To Testify Before GA Grand Jury

Atlanta’s ABC affiliate reports: A Fulton County judge has ordered U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham to testify in front of a special grand jury looking into possible election tampering by former President Donald Trump in the November 2020 election. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled Monday that Graham will be required to testify on Aug. 2 after Graham said …

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Graham To Challenge Georgia Grand Jury’s Subpoena

The Independent reports: Attorneys for Senator Lindsey Graham say he will not comply with a subpoena issued to him as part of a Fulton County, Georgia grand jury investigation into former president Donald Trump’s push to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory in the Peach State. In a statement provided to The Independent, attorneys Bart Daniel and Matt Austin say …

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GA Grand Jury Subpoenas Flock Of Cultists: Graham, Giuliani, John Eastman, Cleta Mitchell, And Jenna Ellis

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: The Fulton County special grand jury investigating potential criminal interference in Georgia’s 2020 elections has subpoenaed key members of former President Donald Trump’s legal team, including his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. In addition to Giuliani, among those being summoned are John Eastman, Cleta Mitchell, Kenneth Chesebro and Jenna Ellis, all of whom advised Trump on strategies …

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Lindsey Graham Downplays Risk To Obergefell Ruling

The Hill reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday said Justice Samuel Alito “set the right tone” by writing in an opinion overturning Roe v. Wade that Supreme Court decisions protecting contraception and same-sex marriage are not in jeopardy. Graham made the remarks during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday” while noting that he respects Justice Clarence Thomas, who wrote …

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Graham Wants Armed Retired Military To Patrol Schools

The Hill reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday called for retired and former military members to step up to enhance security in schools following the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, last week. Graham wrote in a thread posted to his Twitter account that the U.S. has “hundreds of thousands” of former military members “who could …

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Lindsey Graham: If Republicans Controlled The Senate, Ketanji Jackson Would Never Have Gotten A Hearing

“If we get back the Senate and we’re in charge of this body and there is judicial openings, we will talk to our colleagues on the other side. But if we were in charge, she would not have been before this committee. You would have had somebody more moderate than this. So, I want you to know right now, the …

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Lindsey Graham: “I’m Voting No” On Ketanji Jackson

South Carolina’s The State reports: U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said he will not vote for Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Supreme Court, denying President Joe Biden of another Republican vote for his historic nominee who will likely be confirmed as the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court. Graham, a key …

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Graham Again Storms Out After Abusive Questioning

Bloomberg News reports: Republican Senator Lindsey Graham accused Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson of being lenient in sentencing defendants in child pornography cases and for a second day used the Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearing to air complaints about the treatment of past GOP judicial nominees. In one of the sharpest exchanges yet during the hearings, Graham on Wednesday raised …

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Graham Storms Out Of SCOTUS Hearing [VIDEO]

Mediaite reports: Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) stomped away from Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing after getting in a heated clash with Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) over Guantanamo Bay. The judge explained she was “standing up for the constitutional value of representation” with her work, and as this topic came up during questions from Graham, he …

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Graham Doubles Down In Call For Putin’s Assassination

“It’s time for him to go. He’s a war criminal. I wish somebody had taken Hitler out in the 30. Vladimir Putin is not a legitimate leader, he is a war criminal. “He needs to be dealt with by the Russian people. I’m not asking to invade Russia to take them out. I’m not asking to send American ground forces …

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Coming Book Claims Graham Threatened Trump With 25th Amendment Action Over Response During Riot

Axios reports: On Jan. 6, an enraged Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) telephoned White House counsel Pat Cipollone and told him that if President Trump didn’t act more aggressively to denounce the mob “we’ll be asking you for the 25th Amendment” to remove Trump from office. In an in-person interview with the authors that afternoon, after they all evacuated from the …

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Graham Defends Call For Russians To Assassinate Putin

NBC News reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Friday defended calling for Russians to assassinate President Vladimir Putin, saying it would be the quickest way to end the war in Ukraine. Graham said he hopes someone in Russia will understand that Putin is “destroying Russia and you need to take this guy out by any means possible.” Russian officials pounced …

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Lindsey Graham Calls For Assassinating Vladimir Putin

The Hill reports: Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) on Thursday called for “somebody in Russia” to take out Russian President Vladimir Putin amid the invasion of Ukraine. “Is there a Brutus in Russia? Is there a more successful Colonel Stauffenberg in the Russian military?” Graham posted on Twitter, referring to the assassin of Roman dictator Julius Caesar and the attempted …

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Graham Defends Opposition To Pardons For Rioters After Trump’s “RINO” Attack: We Can’t Forgive Them

The Hill reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Wednesday defended his stance against offering pardons to Jan. 6, 2021, defendants a day after former President Trump called him a “RINO,” an acronym that means “Republican In Name Only.” “I stand with the police officers who protect our streets, federal courthouses, and the United States Capitol against rioters. They deserve our …

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Trump Bashes “RINO” Lindsey Graham Over Rioters

Mediaite reports: “On Saturday at the rally, you talked about the potential – if it’s appropriate – of pardoning some of the January sixers,” said Newsmax host Rob Schmitt. “Lindsey Graham said a couple days later, he thinks that’s inappropriate. What do you think?” Trump hit back at Graham, who has been among his most ardent supporters. “Well, Lindsey Graham’s …

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MTG Attacks Lindsey Graham For Opposing Pardons For Rioters: “They’re Being Abused For Being White Males”

“Lindsey Graham has done nothing about J6. He doesn’t care about our justice system being completely violated by Democrats in their political war against Republicans and President Trump. “I guess Lindsey Graham doesn’t care about being presumed innocent until proven guilty. Americans are being treated worst than Islamic terrorists at Gitmo and Lindsey Graham doesn’t care. “He doesn’t care about …

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