Graham: Trump May Be First President To ‘Go Down’ Because He Kept Tweeting

Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC), of the Senate Judiciary Committee asks questions during a hearing on "Russian Interference in the 2016 United States Election", of The Honorable Sally Q. Yates, Former Acting Attorney ... Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC), of the Senate Judiciary Committee asks questions during a hearing on "Russian Interference in the 2016 United States Election", of The Honorable Sally Q. Yates, Former Acting Attorney General of the U.S., and The Honorable James R. Clapper, Former Director of National Intelligence of the U.S., in the Senate Hart building on Capitol Hill, on Monday, May 8th, 2017. (Photo by Cheriss May) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***(Sipa via AP Images) MORE LESS
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Sunday said President Donald Trump could be the first president to “go down” as a result of his inability to stop tweeting about the investigations he appears to view as a threat.

“You may be the first president in history to go down because you can’t stop inappropriately talking about an investigation that, if you just were quiet, would clear you,” Graham said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”

He said Trump’s tweeting is a source of frustration for Republicans.

“This is not helping,” Graham said.

Trump nevertheless began Sunday with one of his by-now regular Twitter salvos at Democrats and fired FBI Director James Comey.

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  1. “But not if I can help it! Hail Hydra!” Graham concluded.

  2. “You may be the first president in history to go down because you can’t stop inappropriately talking about an investigation that, if you just were quiet, would clear you,” Graham said.

    So, Graham has seen and heard all kinds of exculpatory evidence that others haven’t? Or he’s just admitting to the fact that there’s a pre-determined outcome already decided on by the Republicans? (unless the President really screws it up and they have to reluctantly abandon that pre-determined result).

  3. Avatar for win win says:

    Trump cannot stop Tweeting. So where does the problem lie?

  4. It’s because Graham is a big fat fucking fuck. That’s my legal opinion.

  5. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    It’s not the tweeting at all.

    It’s the allegations of money laundering, collusion with Russia, obstruction of justice, etc., that may bring him down.

    Very serious allegations that Lindsay would do well to thoroughly investigate rather than poo-pooing it by talking about tweets.

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