Lindsey Graham is eager to investigate DOJ, Hillary Clinton
So 'Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announced he’s stepping down as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, clearing the way for Graham to claim the gavel.' Broken records. 
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/lindsey-graham-eager-investigate-doj-hillary-clinton?cid=sm_fb_maddow&fbclid=IwAR1obEViQ4Jn7ifdz4L5vEpYUQXkivHmkYDtwaNlxD1Tsrc4PANgUFeMTpI
Lindsey Graham is eager to investigate DOJ, Hillary Clinton
11/16/18 09:21 AM—Updated 11/16/18 12:13 PM
By Steve Benen
As Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) gets ready to take the reins as chair the Senate Judiciary Committee, he spoke with Fox News’ Sean Hannity this week about his plans for the new year – specifically as to the kind of issues Graham is prepared to investigate. From the Lexis-Nexis transcript:
“Did the Department of Justice and the FBI use a document paid for by the Democratic Party? Research by foreign agents to get a warrant against an American citizen that was inappropriate, potentially unlawful? […]
“We need a special counsel to look at all of this. But I intend to look at it. I’m going to look at it. If you are going to keep plowing everything up in 2016, count me in. If you want to look for it, I will look for it.”
To unpack this a bit, Graham is describing a handful of interconnected conspiracy theories, including his belief that the Justice Department overlooked Hillary Clinton’s crimes – a rather ridiculous idea already discredited by the DOJ’s inspector general – coupled with similarly odd ideas about the “Steele dossier” and surveillance of Carter Page, a former Trump campaign adviser.
Graham, evidently, is prepared to use the Senate Judiciary Committee to scrutinize all of this, for reasons that only appear to have merit with the most rabid of partisans.
But what struck me as especially notable about this was the way in which Graham presented this agenda as something of a threat.
Note, the GOP senator – who seems to be enjoying his status as a partisan celebrity a bit too much – didn’t just talk about his Clinton-related conspiracy theories in their own right; he did so as a message to his “Democratic friends.”
If they “want to look backwards” – which is to say, if they’re prepared to examine Russia’s attack on our election in order to help the Kremlin’s preferred candidate – then Lindsey Graham will do the same. If those rascally Dems “are going to keep plowing everything up,” then the South Carolinian wants them to know he’s prepared to scrutinize recent history, too.
The implication seems to be that if Democrats don’t “look backwards,” and they don’t investigate matters such as Putin’s efforts to put Trump in power, Lindsey Graham will be less eager to investigate Clinton-related conspiracy theories.
“If you want to look for it,” Graham said in his message to Democrats, referring to 2016, “I will look for it.”
The larger question is, why is the senator – who’s become one of Donald Trump’s more sycophantic allies – so worried about Democrats examining the Russia scandal?
* Update: This morning, Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announced he’s stepping down as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, clearing the way for Graham to claim the gavel. I’ve updated the text of this piece to reflect the change.
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A liberal FBI?
It was a unanimous decision by the 30 principles that no crime was committed
of all the challenges facing this nation, this planet and the Congress, I'd say the top priorities should be Hillary Clinton's emails, and he should also have seven or eight hearings on the Benghazi incident. That's where I want my tax dollars spent.
'investigations." They are redundant and a distraction and an abuse of power...consistenbtly.
Emails? How ridiculously insignificant considering we have a russian family in the WH most assuredly passing Intel Briefing information to Saudi Arabia, The Soviet Union, (and, I KNOW it's Russia'r now. I remember most of my life w the Soviets, they were belligerent and sowed discord daily. And they put the eek in sneak'iness as far as attacking us. Let's face it. By the Mueller indictments and charges of Soviets already, why aren't we acknowledging it as an act of war? I don't want war, but, if the enemy is Russia, why are we depleting our military budget in Iraq and Afghanistan etc etc etc? Seems we need to rally to a new enemy. After all, if putin is going to colonize America, and has made significant inroads, _without the consent of 2/3rds of America-are we thinking of our Country FIRST, before ourselves? We have a duty to protect her from enemies foreign and domestic bc we also OWE it to future Americans to give them a better place. You know, than when we got it. As Americans it seems we could do far far better cogently and w forethought do much better protecting her. Just me though.
Repub. Americans(are they?) have taken this country for granted, the constitution et. al, aren't one way streets.....are we not called on to keep up our side of the bargain, should our way of life and system be threatened? We all pledge, and sing an anthem to the ideas of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, and sing our creed.
Isn't there's a bold outline written there, describing some of our "duties" as citizens should tyranny etc threaten our country. Defense isn't fun or easy. We have become complacent in some ways imho. We need to start remembering what it took to defend this country in the past. Best option...stop wars before they are started. We need BETTER results from Homeland Security and Everyone on down. EVERYONE> 17+ intelligence services. What's up guys and gals? 17.....and this shit is slipping by? Once we're really war'ing in this country, it's too late.
We got such a reprieve from the elections. Let's PLEASE build on it and go with talent and experience until we get ourselves back to the Obama years? THEN, we can start nuancing our way of life again. This is no time for OJT in a speakership that is going to be in charge of so much.
The troops on the border need to surround the WH..they aren't dons troops, they are us...until we get this ALL straightened out. Selling out your country...is NOT an option. It's just non-negotiable. And someone ELSE can't sell it out for me either...bc they are sick, angry, or lazy... Sorry. we all hold title to America in fee simple absolute(?), sort of severally, and individually. Our American RIghts are inalienable in some regards. When we are being mindful,possibly contemplation of some of the above should be included. Have a good weekend everyone. Let's hope for best results,today, and going forward.
They always pretend that they are there working for the people,then they start this "fake" controversy shit until the next election cycle begins. 
Graham can waste GOPsenator's time if he wants. They'll be needing to campaign to prevent a second coming of the blue wave.🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
