Lindsey Graham said he had no intention of honoring a subpoena from a special grand jury in Georgia.

[UCmeNdc]

A judge has now told him he doesn't have a choice.

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[mucifer]

1. So do they arrest him?

[Irish_Dem]

2. Everyone is too chicken to arrest GOP criminal politicians.

[Rebl2]

12. 👆👆👆

[gab13by13]

4. Who? DOJ?

WE have evidence that members of Congress were a part of a coup to overturn our democracy and this DOJ can't even get them before a grand jury because they claim absolute immunity.

Garland is busy defending Trump against E. Jeanne Carroll.

Lyndsey Graham will appeal this all the way to the fascist SC, and dark money will pay his legal fees.

When is Lyndsey supposed to appear, August 2nd? Anyone want to bet me? 100 bucks for charity.

[rubbersole]

8. Closest to 8/2/22? Personal appearance?

I've been accused of enjoying gambling a tad too much...by several different wives 🙄...

[Irish_Dem]

26. Sucker bet my dear. The political elite does whatever they want.

No consequences ever.

[Ohio Joe]

5. He has not blown off the subpoena yet...

Right now, it’s some bad motions to try and squash it and blustery talk. He is scheduled to testify August 2nd so we’ll see if he shows or not then.

[Rebl2]

11. They should

[uponit7771]

29. No, Graham is white, male, Christian, hetero and rich ... he's above the law

[TheBlackAdder]

35. He's hetero?

[uponit7771]

36. as much as I know

[hlthe2b]

3. While I don't wish to attack his looks specifically, it seems the aging process only corroborates

the very unethical and cowardly person inside. While McCain had his many faults, Graham, by comparison, makes the late JM look like a saintly figure (for a Republican).

[PatrickforB]

18. Interesting observation. They do say you have the face you deserve by age 50.

Looking at this picture, Lindsey seems....lost. He really does. What his expression says to me is that he knows he sold out a long time ago from whatever original dream he had when he first ran for office, and instead is just a cork bobbing around in the ebbs and tides of insane Republican politics.

There is no hidden nobility there. Only fear.

[Emile]

6. He will testify!

[Sanity Claws]

7. He should be reported to his bar association

Such disrespect for the law is grounds for suspending his law license. My recollection is that he is a JAG.

[PatSeg]

15. Yes, that's what I was thinking

[usaf-vet]

16. Why does he need a bar license. He does EXACTLY what he wants to. With all the dark....

..... money funneled his way he doesn't want for anything except power and to keep his private life PRIVATE.

IMO Putin and by extension Trump have a list of Lindsey's little secrets that are used to control his actions.

And yes he was an Air Force JAG officer. I'm embarrassed to say he was an Air Force officer.

He is a despicable human being.

[mitch96]

9. These guys are gonna push the subpoena envelope to the very end. Then they can say they

"faught the law and the law won" so I just had to testify... YMMV..uff
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[UpInArms]

10. This is what a soulless human looks like

eom

[malthaussen]

14. If he were a normal citizen with a few too many parking tickets...

... they'd send a SWAT team to his house and serve his warrant with a side of flash bangs.

-- Mal

[Probatim]

19. I'd be ok with a no-knock warrant for Graham - only in this instance.

[mn9driver]

17. Article I, Section 6, Clause 1:

The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.

I’m not a lawyer, but he may have a pretty good case for ignoring the subpoena.

[hlthe2b]

20. This was not a speech on the floor of Congress. This was a phone call made to GAelection officials

and there is no evidence it involved an ongoing Congressional inquiry (hint, it WAS NOT). He has no authority over GA elections. This will not fly unless SCOTUS ends up with it and wants to add to their complete disregard for the constitution.

[malthaussen]

30. There's also a possibilty that a lower-court judge might rule for him...

... if that judge were a completely corrupt political tool, which unfortunately a few of them are, just like their (heretofore) more revered colleagues on the USSC.

-- Mal

[PoliticAverse]

25. This woulx not qualify under the "speech and debate clause". n/t

[malthaussen]

28. Parliamentarians have been trying that one for centuries.

It always ends badly for the parliamentarian.

At best, he would be privileged from arrest for the session (as he is not -- yet -- accused of treason, felony, or breach of the peace), but there are no grounds for asserting this is a blanket protection or immunity, and just about any judge would laugh in his face if he tried it.

-- Mal

[obamanut2012]

33. Nope, that doesn't cover this

[onetexan]

21. Heard on msnbc yesterday this numbskull has nothing going on in his life except being in politics

hence why he kowtowed to the Con. My hunch is the Con has alot of secrets and blackmailing him, and that he's afraid if he turns on TFG all his dark secrets will be spilled. I don't doubt that for many of the others as well - Cruz, Rubio, Mcconnell, Mccarthy... nest of vipers.

[Aviation Pro]

24. Add Guv. Deathsentence to that list

Yeah, he's got some sexy baggage.

[turbinetree]

22. SOOOOOOOOO....... is that what they taught you in law school

don't think sooooooooooooooooo.....just lock your ass up......

[Aviation Pro]

23. "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth."

Wise words from Professor Tyson.

Also.

"Everybody is a tough guy until it's time to do tough guy shit."

[Blue Owl]

27. Well isn't he all that and a bag of chips

[Nevilledog]

31. It's been appealed to federal court. This story was before that.

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Mona
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Judge in Lindsey Graham's appeal of his GA special grand jury subpoena held his ruling until next week
-giving GA investigators til Monday to file paperwork
Really wondering if this is a federal judge sitting in Lindsey's back pocket
Just so interesting that he'd appeal it in SC

Bryan Marcou-O'Malley #FairPay4HomeCare 🇺🇦
@bromalley
In @LindseyGrahamSC appeal of the Georgia subpoena, the filing says "sovereign immunity prohibits enforcement of the state court process on him as a federal officer."

His defense is that he is above the law.
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7:46 AM · Jul 14, 2022

[LakeArenal]

34. Graham has no honor. Therefore no honor to give.