Sen. Graham challenges 2020 Georgia election probe subpoena

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By KATE BRUMBACK

ATLANTA (AP) — As expected, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham is challenging a subpoena to testify before a special grand jury that’s investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others broke any laws when they tried to overturn Joe Biden’s win in Georgia.

Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, received a subpoena that was issued on July 26 and orders him to appear before the special grand jury to testify on Aug. 23, his lawyers said in a court filing. Graham is seeking to have the challenge to the subpoena heard in federal court in Atlanta rather than before the Fulton County Superior Court judge who’s overseeing the special grand jury.

The senator is one of the Trump allies who Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis wants to question as part of her investigation into what she alleges was “a multi-state, coordinated plan by the Trump Campaign to influence the results of the November 2020 election in Georgia and elsewhere.”

Graham had said repeatedly that he would fight the subpoena once he received it, which happened last week, according to his lawyers. He has denied meddling in Georgia’s election.



FILE - Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., listens during a hearing on the fiscal year 2023 budget for the FBI in Washington, on May 25, 2022. Attorneys for Graham said in a court filing on July 13, he wasn't trying to interfere in Georgia's 2020 election when he called state officials to ask them to reexamine certain absentee ballots after President Donald Trump's narrow loss to Democrat Joe Biden. (Ting Shen/Pool Photo via AP, File)


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[CurtEastPoint]

1. hateful lying POS

[Botany]

2. "He has denied meddling in Georgia's election."

Fani has him on tape asking Georgia's Sec. of State to "set aside" all the mail in vote (aka the black vote)
from Fulton, County. Lindsey your ass is cooked.

[LudwigPastorius]

3. Oh, fuck all the way off, you traitorous, sniveling little toady.

That is all.

[Zambero]

4. Much to hide?

Guilty, compromised, or both.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

5. Man up Lindsey and admit you were wrong

[maxsolomon]

6. Delay delay delay delay

He's not the target and it couldn't possibly impact his re-election in SC.

Eventually, he'll lose, but by then Willis may be out of time.

[gab13by13]

10. Fani Willis' term expires 12/31/2024.

[leftieNanner]

13. He has four more years before he has to face the voters again.

Plenty of time for him to serve a sentence in prison and get back out on the stump.

[Javaman]

7. we should all mail him shovels LOL nt

[Fiendish Thingy]

8. He's on tape,there are witnesses, doesn't matter if he quashes the subpoena

He should be getting a target letter from Willis in the near future…

[BumRushDaShow]

9. "STATES RIGHTS!!!11!!1!!1!"

until some "state" hauls you into a grand jury, then you go running to the federal government that your party wants to "deconstruct".

[Faux pas]

11. EFFER

it's time for him to go down.

[Irish_Dem]

12. I will be surprised if Lindsey faces any consequences for his actions.

GOP Senators are very protected by McConnell who is very powerful and usually takes care of annoyances like this for his people.

If Lindsey does have consequences, it was because the GOP allowed it to happen.

[FakeNoose]

14. Evil Lying Lizard

[SWBTATTReg]

15. I have been impressed w/ the Georgia efforts to deal w/ the blatant election interference...

by lindsey and/or tRUMP (maybe others too). The state is chewing that bone and isn't dropping it/giving up.

These events happened during the same time that the events that Garland is investigating (and the DOJ). Why the discrepancies in charges (fed.) being filed vs. those in Georgia (although I think the Georgia investigation is just an investigation).

Come on Garland!

[Javaman]

16. until these idiots who defy the subpoenas are jailed for doing so...

this moronic behavior of "being above the law" will continue.

[Rebl2]

18. Yep

They have a recording of ya Lindsey. How can you deny it 🙄. Another putin puppet.

[Brainfodder]

17. I predict this coward kills himself.

[SouthernDem4ever]

19. He's proabably to cowardly to even do that

Besides, he doesn't do anything noble.

[The Wizard]

20. He should be summarily

removed from all government positions for life. A disgrace to the United States at best. In short, a felon. Election fraud is a felony.