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Full Court turns down Sen. Graham’s attempt duck testifying before a Georgia Grand Jury…
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No surprise…
No other judge has entertained this attempt by the South Carolina Republican US Senator who has been buddying up to Trump….
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Monday granted Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) request to temporarily shield the South Carolina Republican from testifying in probe of alleged pro-Trump election interference in Georgia….
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In court papers filed Friday, Graham urged the court to find that constitutional protections for lawmakers should shield him from being forced to comply with a subpoena issued by District Attorney Fani Willis (D).
Graham’s emergency application came after the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit last week said that questioning of Graham, within certain limits, could proceed….
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“Without a stay, Senator Lindsey Graham will soon be questioned by a local Georgia prosecutor and her ad hoc investigative body about his protected ‘Speech or Debate’ related to the 2020 election,” Graham’s lawyers wrote in their Friday court filing. “This will occur despite the Constitution’s command that Senators ‘shall not be questioned’ about ‘any Speech or Debate.’”….
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While Graham was scheduled to appear before the grand jury Thursday, the date of his appearance has been moved to Nov. 22.
The South Carolina senator, a top Trump ally, had argued that a provision of the Constitution, the speech and debate clause, shields him from being forced to testify at all.
The court ruled that Graham has to testify, but that he did not have to discuss matters related to legislative activity….
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