Graham Ordered To Testify In Georgia DA Probe By Appeals Court

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 26: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) participates in a panel discussion on the economy during the America First Agenda Summit, at the Marriott Marquis hotel on July 26, 2022 in Washington, DC. Former ... WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 26: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) participates in a panel discussion on the economy during the America First Agenda Summit, at the Marriott Marquis hotel on July 26, 2022 in Washington, DC. Former U.S. President Donald Trump returns to Washington today to deliver the keynote closing address at the summit. The America First Agenda Summit is put on by the American First Policy Institute, a conservative think-tank founded in 2021 by Brooke Rollins and Larry Kudlow, both former advisors to former President Trump. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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A three-judge panel on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday ordered Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) to testify in Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ investigation into ex-President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.

In its six-page order shooting down Graham’s bid to quash Willis’ subpoena, the panel stated that the GOP senator “has failed to demonstrate that he is likely to succeed on the merits of his appeal.”

The panel rejected Graham’s argument that a sitting member of Congress is not obligated to testify in an investigation like Willis’.

There is “significant dispute about whether his phone calls with Georgia election officials were legislative investigations at all,” the court said.

The decision means Graham must give testimony about his conversations with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) about the 2020 election.

Of particular interest to investigators is the call in which the South Carolina Republican allegedly asked Raffensperger about having the authority to toss out absentee ballots.

Likely to appeal the order, Graham can bring his case to the full appeals court or the Supreme Court.

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  1. I believe Lindsey may have to go through some things. So sad, too bad.

  2. because there was no time allowed for a nappy change.

  3. Avatar for osprey osprey says:

    Quick question for those who know more than me. Once mail-in ballots are received and removed from their envelopes, how do you know which ballots are mail-in and which are not unless you leave them in a separate pile until all the in-person ballots are counted? Do they do that in GA?

    Did Graham advocate cancelling all the votes in certain counties? Because all GA counties must have had some mail-in ballots. If I understand this correctly, his advocacy was for voter nullification of entire areas of the state based on race and political preference.

  4. Avatar for dave48 dave48 says:

    So far SCOTUS has been pretty consistent in showing that they want nothing to do with any of these cases. My guess is that they’ll let this ruling stand as well.

  5. For one thing, they are folded.

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