Lindsey Graham Slammed After Saying GOP Won't Accept Jan. 6 Indictment For Trump
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) denied he was in a Trump-worshipping cult on Tuesday, only to inadvertently suggest he may be in one a day later.
The South Carolina Republican suggested on Wednesday that if the Department of Justice indicted Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, the GOP would consider it a “major outrage.”
“If the special counsel indicts President Trump in Washington, DC for anything related to January 6th, that will be considered a major outrage by Republicans because you could convict any Republican of anything in Washington DC,” Graham told reporters. “I fear that’s where this is going, as sort of an insurance policy.”
Lindsey Graham warns: "If the special counsel indicts President Trump in Washington, DC for anything related to January 6th, that will be considered a major outrage by Republicans because you could convict any Republican of anything in Washington DC." pic.twitter.com/5fYGwsy6o1
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 14, 2023
Trump was indicted on Tuesday on charges that he retained and then conspired to hide from authorities documents containing some of the country’s most highly sensitive secrets.
He was also charged in April with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in connection with an alleged scheme to cover up two affairs with hush money payments in order “to influence the 2016 presidential election.”
So far, the former president has not been charged for any alleged role in the Jan. 6 insurrection. However, the House Select committee has referred Trump to the Justice Department on four criminal charges: obstructing an official proceeding, conspiring to defraud the United States, conspiring to make false statements, and inciting an insurrection against the United States.
Although Graham has worked as a lawyer, many Twitter users noted that his comments suggested he is not someone who is particularly fond of the rule of law.
Republicans have become such a criminal movement that they reject the basic concept of trial by jury. https://t.co/8TNkZGw7dr
— Mark Jacob (@MarkJacob16) June 14, 2023
So, you're not allowed to charge a Republican with a crime in Washington, so it's basically The Purge and you can do whatever you want, or something. https://t.co/s7ZRDVqadu
— Greg Pinelo (@gregpinelo) June 14, 2023
It’s getting to the point where Republicans can’t stage a simple attempted coup anymore without triggering the libs!🙄 https://t.co/TiOBDfZqjW
— Sanho Tree (@SanhoTree) June 14, 2023
Trump could shoot Lindsey Graham in the middle of Fifth Avenue and Graham would praise Trump for upholding the 2nd Amendment. https://t.co/4H1KhWAusJ
— Windsor Mann (@WindsorMann) June 14, 2023
If you participated in an insurrection, you should be held accountable.
If you didn’t try to participate in an insurrection, then you have nothing to worry about.
It's that simple. https://t.co/klHaiMj7DW— Robert Reich (@RBReich) June 14, 2023
Yeah. Sedition has consequences. https://t.co/qUE0szAtik
— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) June 14, 2023
If you committed a crime, you should be held accountable. End of story. https://t.co/oXQJssdWKu
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) June 14, 2023
Can we talk about this confession? https://t.co/JFD8d2QLJU
— Luke Zaleski (@ZaleskiLuke) June 14, 2023
The only point left in asking Lindsey Graham questions is to see how much farther he will debase himself. https://t.co/Fa1qPsgjrx
— Tara (@tara_atrandom) June 14, 2023
One person did try to help Graham by reminding him of a past comment he made about Trump that turned out, sadly, to be quite accurate.
this you? https://t.co/ElbB5fBkUxpic.twitter.com/QL2gSBOKFW
— PoliticsVerse 🇺🇸 (@PoliticsVerse) June 14, 2023
