Sen. Lindsey Graham

2022 - 10 - 22

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Sen. Lindsey Graham asks Supreme Court to block subpoena in ... (NBC News)

Sen. Lindsey Graham asked the Supreme Court to halt a subpoena in a Georgia county prosecutor's criminal probe of potential interference in the 2020 ...

Raffensperger, the top elections official in the state, has said [ Graham pressed him ](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/georgia-secretary-state-raffensperger-says-sen-graham-asked-him-about-n1247968)about whether he had the power to reject certain absentee ballots, which Raffensperger interpreted as a suggestion to toss out legally cast votes. [phone calls](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/rudy-giuliani-lindsey-graham-subpoenaed-grand-jury-trump-election-prob-rcna36749) he made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his office after the election. It has already interviewed a number of high profile Trump allies such as [Giuliani](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/rudy-giuliani-testify-grand-jury-wednesday-georgia-election-interferen-rcna43473) and Trump lawyer [John Eastman](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/john-eastman-pleads-5th-georgia-election-probe-rcna45715), who both helped push his fraudulent election claims. Judges at both the state and federal level have found that Graham's claims that he's immune from questioning about the calls are overbroad. Court of Appeals shot down his arguments that he didn't have to answer questions about two phone calls he made to Georgia election officials after the 2020 election because his actions were protected under the U.S. On Thursday, the 11th Circuit U.S.

Graham asks Supreme Court to block his Georgia 2020 election ... (The Washington Post)

Graham (R-S.C.) was ordered to appear before a grand jury investigating possible attempts by President Donald Trump and his allies to disrupt Georgia's 2020 ...

6.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2021/01/16/video-timeline-capitol-siege/?itid=lb_the-jan-6-insurrection_12) 6](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/06/29/trump-january-6-timeline/?itid=lb_the-jan-6-insurrection_6). [Five people died](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/trump-riot-death-medical-exainer/2021/04/07/53806608-97cf-11eb-a6d0-13d207aadb78_story.html?itid=lb_the-jan-6-insurrection_8) on that day or in the immediate aftermath, and [140 police officers were assaulted](https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/01/14/dc-police-capitol-riot/?itid=lb_the-jan-6-insurrection_9). Capitol](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2021/jan-6-insurrection-capitol/?itid=lb_the-jan-6-insurrection_7) in an attempt to stop the certification of the 2020 election results. Here’s [ a guide to the biggest hearing moments so far](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/21/january-6-hearings-guide/?itid=lb_the-jan-6-insurrection_3). [close to penetrating the inner sanctums of the building](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/inside-capitol-siege/2021/01/09/e3ad3274-5283-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html?itid=ap_karoundemirjian&itid=lb_the-jan-6-insurrection_10) while lawmakers were still there, including [former vice president Mike Pence](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pence-rioters-capitol-attack/2021/01/15/ab62e434-567c-11eb-a08b-f1381ef3d207_story.html?itid=lb_the-jan-6-insurrection_11). In what was likely its final hearing, the committee issued a surprise [subpoena seeking testimony from former president Donald Trump](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/10/13/house-january-6-hearing-trump/?itid=lb_the-jan-6-insurrection_2). [criminal referrals of former president Donald Trump](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/07/03/jan6-trump-criminal-referrals-cheney/?itid=lb_the-jan-6-insurrection_4) over his role in the attack, Rep. Capitol](https://www.washingtonpost.com/january-6-capitol-riot/?itid=lb_the-jan-6-insurrection_1) held a series of high-profile hearings to share its findings with the U.S. 6](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/06/29/trump-january-6-timeline/?itid=lb_the-jan-6-insurrection_5): New details emerged when Hutchinson testified before the committee and shared [what she saw and heard on Jan. Prosecutors say Graham has “unique knowledge” about the Trump campaign and the “multistate, coordinated efforts to influence the results” of the election in Georgia and elsewhere. But the judge said Willis’s team could explore coordination with the Trump campaign in its post-election efforts in Georgia, public statements regarding the 2020 election and any efforts to “cajole” or “exhort” Georgia election officials.

Sen. Lindsey Graham asks the Supreme Court to block a subpoena ... (CNN)

Graham says his efforts in Georgia after the 2020 election were legislative activities protected by the Speech or Debate Clause of the US Constitution.

It now covers presentations on unfounded election fraud claims to state lawmakers, the fake elector scheme, efforts by unauthorized individuals to access voting machines in one Georgia county and a campaign of threats and harassment against lower-level election workers, [ CNN has reported.](http://www.cnn.com/2022/10/06/politics/fani-willis-georgia-prosecutor-trump-indictments-december/index.html) He stressed that the information was necessary for an “impending vote on certifying the election” and because as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee he is charged with “reviewing election-related issues.” He added that a lower court was “wrong, also, to think that any other lines of hypothetical questioning would be permissible.” Thomas is likely to refer the matter to the full court. [is leading an investigation](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/06/politics/fani-willis-georgia-prosecutor-trump-indictments-december) into efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election. [agreed with a lower-court judge on Thursday](http://www.cnn.com/2022/10/20/politics/lindsey-graham-georgia-subpoena/index.html) that the grand jury could seek his testimony.

Sen. Lindsey Graham asks Supreme Court to intervene about ... (USA TODAY)

Graham is seeking to halt his possible testimony while he continues to appeal the requirement to appear before the Fulton County special grand jury.

Graham had challenged his subpoena, saying his position as a senator protected him from having to testify in the state investigation. A three-judge panel of the U.S. The filing was directed to Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, who handles emergency appeals from Georgia.

Atlanta court rejects Sen. Graham's request to block grand jury ... (Atlanta Journal Constitution)

The federal appeals court in Atlanta on Thursday ruled that U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham must testify before the Fulton County special purpose grand jury.

Atlanta investigators can subpoena Sen. Lindsey Graham in 2020 ... (Local3News.com)

A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected Sen. Lindsey Graham's emergency request that it halt a subpoena for his testimony from the Atlanta-area grand ...

But the new ruling makes clear that the three other categories of conduct fall outside of the protections of the Speech and Debate Clause, which shields legislators from certain law enforcement activities connected to their duties as lawmakers. Kelly Loeffler and former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, CNN reported Thursday. A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected Sen.

Lindsey Graham asks SCOTUS to block subpoena from Atlanta ... (Axios)

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) asked the Supreme Court Friday to block a subpoena issued by the Atlanta special grand jury investigating possible criminal ...

[Pat Cipollone testified](https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-sneak-peek) before the special grand jury in recent months, per [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/20/politics/kelly-loeffler-pat-cipollone-georgia-special-grand-jury/index.html). [Brad Raffensperger](https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2022/10/07/brad-raffensperger-could-be-the-top-georgia-republican-in-november) (R) to reverse Trump's 2020 loss in the state — [filed the emergency request](https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22A337/243684/20221021164807674_Graham%20-%20Application.pdf) one day after a federal appeals court ruled that Graham [must testify before the jury](https://www.axios.com/2022/10/20/lindsey-graham-2020-election-probe). [lower district court judge](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/01/judge-graham-testify-georgia-2020-election-probe)said a narrowed scope of questioning by the jury wouldn't violate his rights as a sitting senator. [the 2020 election](https://www.axios.com/2022/08/04/lindsey-graham-testify-2020-election). [Politics & Policy](https://www.axios.com/politics-policy) Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) asked the Supreme Court Friday to block a subpoena issued by the Atlanta special grand jury investigating possible criminal efforts to overturn

Sen. Lindsey Graham asks Supreme Court to intervene after ... (FOX 5 Atlanta)

In a filing with the court, attorneys for Graham, a top ally of Trump's, sought to halt his possible testimony while he continues to appeal the order to ...

[Arizona](https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-biden-us-supreme-court-clarence-thomas-arizona-9e6929dfc81fa53a9b5f9d70b2ba15e8) and [Wisconsin](https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-2022-midterm-elections-biden-us-supreme-court-technology-c01dc9baeb939d78772aca14d601c794) in the weeks after the election, though no evidence has emerged that she contacted Georgia officials. [Virginia "Ginni" Thomas](https://apnews.com/article/elections-donald-trump-presidential-elections-election-2020-clarence-thomas-4d160eb611e4d6a07053082b301818f8), is a conservative activist and staunch Trump supporter who attended the Jan. [Graham’s ongoing fight](https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-biden-georgia-atlanta-subpoenas-38394a276508e280dc2439e56d4a6520) to prevent his testimony in a case that has ensnared allies and associates of the former president. 6, 2021, Capitol riot to obtain Trump records held by the National Archives and Records Administration. 6 insurrection, and she [stood by the false claim](https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-us-supreme-court-clarence-thomas-virginia-government-and-politics-3b4102509ef93bc37d24d7c8fd79ba80) that the 2020 election was fraudulent, despite the fact that numerous federal and local officials, a long list of courts, top former campaign staffers and even Trump’s own attorney general have all said there is no evidence of mass fraud. After years of back-and-forth, the two sides reached an agreement and McGahn answered investigators’ questions in a private session. Graham can appeal to the full court. She said in a hearing last month that Graham may be able to provide insight into the extent of any coordinated efforts to influence the results. Graham then appealed to the 11th U.S. In that call, Trump suggested Raffensperger could "find" the votes needed to overturn his narrow loss to Democrat Joe Biden. Graham has also argued that the call was protected because he was asking questions to inform his decisions on voting to certify the 2020 election and future legislation. The lower court’s ruling, Graham’s office said, "would significantly impact the ability of senators to gather information in connection with doing their job."

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