Federal judge denies Lindsey Graham's latest 'unpersuasive' attempt to evade grand jury subpoena
Source: Raw Story
Federal judge denies Lindsey Graham's latest 'unpersuasive' attempt to evade grand jury subpoena
For the second time this week a federal judge has denied U.S. Senator Lindsey Grahams attempt to evade a grand jury subpoena requiring him to testify in the investigation of Donald Trumps efforts to overturn the 2020 election, calling his legal argument unpersuasive.
U.S. District Judge Leigh Martin May Friday afternoon responded to Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis request to order the GOP Senator from South Carolina to appear before the Special Purpose Grand Jury (SPGJ).
Senator Grahams arguments are entirely unpersuasive, Judge May writes, as Politicos Kyle Cheney notes, and they do not even demonstrate a substantial case on the merits. As an initial matter, Senator Graham takes issue with the Courts recognition that his sole request-to quash the subpoena in its entiretywas built largely (if not entirely) on the premise that Senator Graham will only be questioned about the phone calls, which Senator Graham characterizes as legitimate legislative factfinding exercises and thus completely protected by the Speech or Debate Clause.
Instead, Senator Graham maintains that he believes that the other topics will simply be used as a backdoor for questioning him about the phone calls, the judge adds. The problem for Senator Graham is that the record thoroughly contradicts his suggestion that the District Attorney and grand jury simply wish to use questions on other topics as a backdoor to asking him about the legislative fact- finding on the phone calls.
Judge May found Sen. Graham had no basis to claim he should not be ordered to testify, and ordered him to testify on August 23.
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/federal-judge-denies-lindsey-grahams-latest-unpersuasive-attempt-to-evade-grand-jury-subpoena/
people
(625 posts)DISGUSTING!
Fiendish Thingy
(15,624 posts)Nothing to do with Grahams subpoena.
Ocelot II
(115,735 posts)brooklynite
(94,598 posts)Ocelot II
(115,735 posts)Ocelot II
(115,735 posts)especially Black folks, when the authorities command them to do something?
elleng
(130,974 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,743 posts)RAB910
(3,501 posts)gives him unlimited immunity which it doesn't
riversedge
(70,242 posts)2naSalit
(86,647 posts)Better get your lies in a row.
Cha
(297,320 posts)GreenWave
(6,759 posts)twodogsbarking
(9,759 posts)Justice matters.
(6,933 posts)destroyed (by him, you, and the rest of his criminal sycophants) Lindie baby.
TNNurse
(6,927 posts)Tough.
Sogo
(4,986 posts)Ditto for Merrick Garland....
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Time to comply - you weakling
marble falls
(57,106 posts)... his sullied reputation.
iluvtennis
(19,863 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,209 posts)Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)and why are you so worried about the back door. Lindsey is an experienced trial attorney and I would think he would be well equipped to protect any attempts at Fannys attempt to get in through the back door.
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Mr. Evil
(2,845 posts)You stepped in tfg's shit and now you have to answer for it. It's that simple. You're no different than Rafael Cruz. TFG insulted his wife and then he licked tfg's ass. You're doing the very same thing. Now, maybe you're a scat-monger like Cruz but, you still stepped in the shit. It's time to answer for your actions, Lindsey. You willingly tongued tfg's ass and now it's time to pay the piper.
orangecrush
(19,572 posts)Wonder if Trump is worth it to him?
calimary
(81,321 posts)MissMillie
(38,560 posts).
mcar
(42,334 posts)malthaussen
(17,204 posts)Babe Ruth would like to know.
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