Graham Says Trump Should Turn Over Any Audio: ‘You Can’t Be Cute About Tapes’

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during a discussion hosted by the American Action Forum and the Foreign Policy Initiative about the topic "Will We Confront the Growing Security Threats?" on Capitol Hill in Washin... Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during a discussion hosted by the American Action Forum and the Foreign Policy Initiative about the topic "Will We Confront the Growing Security Threats?" on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) MORE LESS
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Sunday joined Democrats in calling for President Donald Trump to turn over any recordings he made of conversations with fired FBI Director James Comey.

“If there are any tapes, they have to be turned over. You can’t be cute about tapes,” Graham said on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.” “I doubt if there are, but we need to clear the air.”

He said he wants Comey to come before the Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss conversations he had with Trump before his abrupt termination.

Graham said he does not believe Trump “is a target” of a probe into possible connections between his associates and Russian officials, and said Trump should “let the investigation go forward” — and lay off the tweeting.

“I would advise the President not to tweet about the investigation going forward,” Graham said. “He needs to back off here.”

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  1. Wrong Lindsey, Mr. Trump can be cute about almost anything. Personally, I found his threat against the fired FBI director to be utterly adorable.

  2. Taking health care from millions of Americans: cute.
    Denying climate change: cute.
    Restricting minority voting: cute.

  3. Of course Trump used the word “Tapes” in quotes - so that is cute. Graham probably thinks that tapes are still a real thing. That is cute,too.

    I’d bet Trump had his voice recorder on his iPhone running thinking he was being cute.

  4. ‘You Can’t Be Cute About Tapes’

    Oh, my. It’s being ramped up. Next Lindz will tell Trump not to be “tacky.”

  5. And remind him about not wearing white after Labor Day and to not wear diamonds at luncheon. Haha.

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