Lindsey Graham Attacks Harry Reid For ‘Lying’ About Romney’s Taxes

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Sunday accused Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) for his repeated statements over the last week that Mitt Romney has not paid taxes for 10 years.

“I actually like Harry. But what he did on the floor of the Senate is so out of bounds. I think he’s lying about his statement — knowing something about Romney’s [taxes],” he said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “I think he’s created an issue here. I think he’s making things up at a time when the country is just about to fall apart.”

“And I just can’t let that pass. I just cannot believe that the majority leader of the United States Senate would take the floor twice, make accusations that are absolutely unfounded in my view, and quite frankly making things up to divert the campaign away from the real issues.”

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