Tag Archives: Lindsey Graham

Graham: Harris Will Be Impeached If GOP Wins House

“The impeachment trial was not only unconstitutional – I condemn what happened on Jan. 6 – but the process they used to impeach this president was an affront to rule of law. “We’ve opened Pandora’s Box to future presidents. And if you use this model, I don’t know how Kamala Harris doesn’t get impeached if the Republicans take over the …

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Graham To Plead With Trump Against Taking Revenge

Politico reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham said he’ll be meeting with former President Donald Trump in the coming weeks to talk about the future of the Republican Party. The South Carolina Republican told reporters that he plans to encourage Trump to work with Republicans to ensure that they take back the House and the Senate in 2022. “I’m going to try …

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Georgia Trump Probe To Include Call Made By Graham

The Washington Post reports: An Atlanta-area prosecutor plans to scrutinize a post-Election Day phone call between Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger as part of a criminal investigation into whether former president Donald Trump or his allies broke Georgia laws while trying to reverse his defeat in the state. Fulton County District Attorney Fani …

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Three GOP “Jurors” Met With Trump’s Defense Lawyer

Newsweek reports: On Thursday, three Republican Senators — Ted Cruz of Texas, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Mike Lee of Utah—reportedly met with former President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense attorneys, according to Cruz and Trump attorney David Schoen. Schoen called the three senators “very friendly,” a comment which raised eyebrows seeing as senators are often thought to serve as …

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Graham: Trial Arguments Were “Offensive And Absurd”

Mediaite reports: Hannity repeatedly railed against the Democrats’ argument and called the trial “devoid of facts” and “any compelling evidence.” He then brought on Graham and asked him about past heated rhetoric from Democrats, and Graham responded by saying, “I hope the defense team is watching your show.” “The not-guilty vote is growing after today. I think most Republicans found …

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Graham: Dems Have Declared War On The Presidency

The Washington Examiner reports: “If the House managers want to call one witness, the defense is going to call all those people you named and then some,” the South Carolina Republican said Monday on Hannity in response to a question about bringing in witnesses, including President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, …

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Lindsey Graham: Trump Will Get “His Share Of Blame In History” For The Insurrection, “I’m Ready To Move On”

“He’s going to have a place in history for all of this, but the point of the matter is that we’re in Congress, we’re not prosecutors. Impeachment was never meant to be a prosecution. “I think I’m ready to move on, I’m ready to end the impeachment trial because I think it’s blatantly unconstitutional. “As to Donald Trump, he is …

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Graham: Pardoning Rioters Would “Destroy Trump”

“There are a lot of people urging the president to pardon folks who participated in defiling the Capitol, the rioters. “I don’t care if you went there and spread flowers on the floor, you breached the security of the Capitol, you interrupted a joint session of Congress. “You tried to intimidate, assault, you should be prosecuted to the fullest extent …

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Graham Pressures GOP Senators Against Impeaching

Politico reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham is leading the charge against President Donald Trump’s impeachment and removal in the Senate, even as the White House remains largely uninvolved. Graham, who just last week said he had had “enough” of Trump’s bid to overturn the election results after he incited a deadly riot at the Capitol, has been calling around to Republican …

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Cultists Scream Abuse At Lindsey Graham In Airport: Garbage Piece Of Shit Traitor, Audit Our Votes [VIDEO]

Business Insider reports: A throng of supporters of President Donald Trump accosted Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham at Reagan National Airport on Friday. The Politico reporter Daniel Lippman and the conservative activist Mindy Robinson, who was in the crowd, posted videos of the interaction on Twitter. In the video Lippman posted — which he said was shared by a source — …

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Graham: Yesterday Was A “Self-Inflicted Wound” For Trump But The 25th Amendment Isn’t Yet “Appropriate”

The Hill reports: Trump’s handling of the riots has sparked growing calls from Democrats for the 25th Amendment to be invoked. Sen. Lindsey Graham said, “I do not believe that’s appropriate at this point. I’m looking for a peaceful transfer of power. If something else happens all options would be on the table.” Graham, speaking to reporters, said Trump’s legacy …

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Graham Shrugs At Election Challenge: I’ll Listen Closely

From a statement issued today by Sen. Lindsey Graham: Proposing a commission at this late date – which has zero chance of becoming reality – is not effectively fighting for President Trump. It appears to be more of a political dodge than an effective remedy. I do look forward to hearing from and will listen closely to the objections of …

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Graham To McConnell: $2K Checks Aren’t Socialism

The Hill reports: Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) pushed back Friday on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) characterization of $2,000 coronavirus relief payments to Americans as “socialism for the rich.” The House has passed a stand-alone bill increasing the payments, but McConnell has signaled it is going nowhere in the Senate. “We do not need to let the Speaker of …

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Graham Pushes For Stand-Alone Vote On $2K Checks

Politico reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham on Thursday urged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to allow a stand-alone vote on $2,000 stimulus checks after the new Congress is sworn in next week. The remarks from the South Carolina Republican break with the public posture of his party’s top Washington lawmaker and come just a day after McConnell rejected the proposed payment …

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Graham Backs Defunding Military Because Twitter

Business Insider reports: In a Friday evening Tweet, Sen. Lindsey Graham doubled on Trump’s called for Americans $2,000 in aid. “After spending some time with President @realDonaldTrump today, I am convinced he is more determined than ever to increase stimulus payments to $2000 per person and challenge Section 230 big tech liability protection,” Graham tweeted. Trump has regularly railed against …

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Graham Decides It’s Time To Care About National Debt

Raw Story reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) spent Christmas Day on the golf course with President Donald Trump after vetoing the defense funding bill. After signing off on several pieces of COVID-19 legislation and a massive tax break for corporations and the wealthy, Graham has suddenly discovered that there’s a national debt concern. George Will writes at the Washington Post: …

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Graham: I Won’t Vote To Override Trump’s Defense Veto

The Verge reports: Lawmakers had been broadly skeptical of efforts to pass Section 230 reform as part of the defense bill — but some Senate Republicans now say they will not vote to override Trump’s veto. “I will not vote to override presidential veto unless effort is made to wind down Section 230,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said in a …

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Sen. Lindsey Graham: “IF Biden Gets To Be President”

“I want somebody to look at all the overseas activity of Hunter Biden, see if this compromised the foreign policy of President Biden — if he gets to be president — and the guy in Delaware doesn’t have that mandate. “So I respectfully disagree [with Bill Barr]. If it were up to me, I would take the U.S. Attorney in …

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Biden “Disappointed” With Old Friend Lindsey Graham

Mediaite reports: President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden joined Stephen Colbert on the Late Show for their first joint interview since the election on Thursday night, during which Biden revealed his disappointment in Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) for refusing to accept Biden’s election victory. “Lindsey’s been a personal disappointment because I was a personal friend of his,” Biden …

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Graham: Stacey Abrams “Conned” Georgia Republicans

“Stacey Abrams conned the Republican leadership in Georgia into a consent decree that basically adulterated the signature verification system, so that you’re comparing the ballot signature to the application signature,” “They’re the same person who did the fraud. You should be comparing the ballot signature, the envelope signature on the ballot, to a signature that existed before the application was …

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