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highplainsdem

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Sun Oct 6, 2019, 03:17 PM Oct 2019

Graham vows to publicly question whistleblowers if Trump is impeached [View all]

Source: The Hill

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) promised to question the whistleblowers publicly if President Trump ends up impeached.

Graham told Fox News on Sunday that if the president is impeached, he intends to have the whistleblowers testify in the Senate if they don't go before the House.

"If the whistleblower's allegations are turned into an impeachment article, it's imperative that the whistle-blower be interviewed in public, under oath and cross-examined. Nobody in America goes to jail or has anything done to them without confronting their accuser," he said.

The South Carolina senator said the whistleblowers need to come forward so the "public can judge their credibility."

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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/464571-graham-vows-to-publicly-question-whistleblowers-if-trump-is-impeached



Witness intimidation?
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Okay then he gets his millions from NRA and Russians looked into ... Iwasthere Oct 2019 #1
That pretty much nails down the (dumber than a) Box o' Rox title for Lindsey. nt Atticus Oct 2019 #2
Yup. Careful what you wish for, Buttercup.... AZ8theist Oct 2019 #48
STFU. Iliyah Oct 2019 #3
Granham will also publicly state Republicans do not need to respond to any questioning BamaRefugee Oct 2019 #4
I wonder if tRump has Scarsdale Oct 2019 #5
The whistlblowers are not all that relevant now.. stewrat Oct 2019 #6
Yep....the whistleblowers don't even need to testify DrToast Oct 2019 #17
So someone calls 911 to report a dead body. mackdaddy Oct 2019 #7
Lindsey should know better (and probably does). The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2019 #8
A very good answer. Although, it doesn't have anything to do with what is empedocles Oct 2019 #10
Thanks. I was wondering about Graham spouting criminal law when talking about a Senate trial. emmaverybo Oct 2019 #19
Lock up Leningrad Lindsey! Sancho Oct 2019 #9
Weally? Mopar151 Oct 2019 #11
Apparently they do not understand whistleblower rules lettucebe Oct 2019 #12
right the WB rules are meant to protect a lower level employee from retaliation by a superior Captain Zero Oct 2019 #37
Trump must have some really good dirt on Lindsey. keithbvadu2 Oct 2019 #13
The Russians do. They have a lot on a lot of influential folk I'd bet. They probably dig deep and emmaverybo Oct 2019 #20
Oh my goodness, he's so scary!! Grokenstein Oct 2019 #14
He'll speak to the whistleblower's lawyers, and that's as close as he'll get. He's got 2 IG reports ancianita Oct 2019 #15
Thanks for the info, emmaverybo Oct 2019 #21
The dirty little whore. (nt) Paladin Oct 2019 #16
I'm almost as tired of Graham as I am of Trump Bob Loblaw Oct 2019 #18
Ain't that the truth! Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #25
Given the threat deancr Oct 2019 #22
No you're not, Lindsey. That would be a violation of the law and subject YOU to impeachment. George II Oct 2019 #23
(Senators are not subject to impeachment.) Shrike47 Oct 2019 #29
Thanks. I see now that only the House or Senate can expel their own members. George II Oct 2019 #36
By coincidence, or not, trump just tweeted that Pelosi and Schiff should be impeached.... George II Oct 2019 #50
The Senate doesn't run the trial -- Justice Roberts and the House managers do. n/t pnwmom Oct 2019 #24
You would be a juror, Lindsey, not a prosecutor. He's a former lawyer? Ha. Shrike47 Oct 2019 #31
THIS IS NOT A COURT OF LAW EveHammond13 Oct 2019 #26
Absolutely, and an effort to warn off other potential whistleblowers. Also a violation of the tblue37 Oct 2019 #27
Is this a signal threat from russia? bluestarone Oct 2019 #28
No you're not. Shut the hell up, Scarlett. paleotn Oct 2019 #30
And when Cheeto's out, Lindsey will implore with prosecutors: "Where will I go?; what will I do!?" sandensea Oct 2019 #33
Can we please find some other way to mock LG than by misgendering him...? regnaD kciN Oct 2019 #52
Point well taken. Edited accordingly. sandensea Oct 2019 #53
Is that the same weasel who called Trump an "xenophobic bigot" in 2016? Doodley Oct 2019 #32
in other news: goliath vows to best david. Lib 4 Life Oct 2019 #34
He will face his accusers... The House Proscecutors. Thunderbeast Oct 2019 #35
Relax dude. Turbineguy Oct 2019 #38
If you see a car you think was stolen. Srkdqltr Oct 2019 #39
Graham made the statement he can't keep up with Linda Ed Oct 2019 #40
Going the extra mile to lick Donnie's toilet Blue Owl Oct 2019 #41
He sounds so stern . He could scare off witnesses lunasun Oct 2019 #42
Yup, Trump gets to threaten witnesses without reprecusions, so it stands to reason all the other... NotHardly Oct 2019 #43
Time to get the dirt... dhill926 Oct 2019 #44
Okay Lindsey Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2019 #45
The whistleblowers are now irrelevent because DeminPennswoods Oct 2019 #46
... Major Nikon Oct 2019 #47
She thinks she has the golden pussy.... raising2moredems Oct 2019 #51
Lindsay's head is so far up Trump's ass that he ran into Hannity. Initech Oct 2019 #49
Deep Throat was never outed. Until after his death. secondwind Oct 2019 #54
The Senator from Russia's vassal state in South Carolina must be drunk. NNadir Oct 2019 #55
Lindsey proves he's also a JAG-a$$. Better to be silent & thought a fool ... you know the rest. n/t MFGsunny Oct 2019 #56
He can be like the judge at the 'trials' after the attempt on Hitler. louis-t Oct 2019 #57
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