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Ignoring Trump scandals, Lindsey Graham eyes Republican conspiracy theory
Ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) talked openly about how much he was looking forward to becoming chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. In fact, the GOP senator made no secret of how he intended to use his gavel, telling reporters about his questions about Hillary Clinton’s emails and Republican conspiracy theories about Carter Page.
Evidently, Graham wasn’t kidding. The Senate Judiciary Committee issued a press statement yesterday, alerting reporters to the fact that Graham has now written a letter to Attorney General William Barr, “requesting documents related to potential abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant process.”
“… the Committee is concerned that the Woods procedures and a full presentment of material and relevant facts may not have occurred with regard to the applications for FISA warrants for (and the opening of the underlying investigations on) Carter Page and other individuals associated with the presidential campaign of Donald Trump,” wrote Graham.
He continued, “Accordingly, the Committee will continue to examine this Congress, as this Committee and several other congressional committees did last Congress, potential abuse of the FISA and investigation initiation processes with regard to Carter Page and others associated with the Trump campaign.”
Evidently, Graham wasn’t kidding. The Senate Judiciary Committee issued a press statement yesterday, alerting reporters to the fact that Graham has now written a letter to Attorney General William Barr, “requesting documents related to potential abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant process.”
“… the Committee is concerned that the Woods procedures and a full presentment of material and relevant facts may not have occurred with regard to the applications for FISA warrants for (and the opening of the underlying investigations on) Carter Page and other individuals associated with the presidential campaign of Donald Trump,” wrote Graham.
He continued, “Accordingly, the Committee will continue to examine this Congress, as this Committee and several other congressional committees did last Congress, potential abuse of the FISA and investigation initiation processes with regard to Carter Page and others associated with the Trump campaign.”
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/ignoring-trump-scandals-graham-eyes-republican-conspiracy-theory?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma
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