Graham open to putting Obama under oath in probe into Russia investigation origins

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham says he is open to putting Barack Obama under oath as he probes potential White House involvement in opening an investigation into unproven ties between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russia.

Graham says one of the biggest remaining mysteries in the Trump-Russia saga that needs to be unraveled is who told President Obama about the counterintelligence investigation into then-candidate Donald Trump. The South Carolina Republican wants answers from the former president.

As part of his probe, Graham is prepared to call former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, former FBI Director James Comey, former CIA Director John Brennan, and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper to testify.

Graham joined Sean Hannity on Fox News on Wednesday night to say he was determined to get to the bottom of the launching of the Trump-Russia investigation, and that the “bottom line” for him was figuring out what Obama knew, when he knew it, and whom he learned it from.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/graham-open-to-putting-obama-under-oath-in-probe-into-russia-investigation-origins/ar-AAGvoLv?li=BBnb7Kz

Please proceed Lindsey. You might asked your fellow South Carolinian Trey Gowdy how the gotcha game worked out for him.

[monmouth4]

1. He's such an ass, trying so hard to stay relevant. Hope his end is near along with the rest of them

[Meadowoak]

20. Oh Linthey, you are such a pig!

[maxsolomon]

2. Bring it, bitches.

He'll make you look like the craven fools you are.

[Iliyah]

3. Pres O has nothing to hide . . .

He would run circles around the GOP.

[The_Counsel]

4. Obama Should Publicly Agree to This--Just to Shut Lindsey the Eff Up.

And y'all know it would, right?

[Proud Liberal Dem]

13. Right attitude, wrong idea

It would be unprecedented (wouldn't it?) to call a former President of the United States to testify in Congress?

[The_Counsel]

16. I'm Guessing Lindsey Doesn't Really Want Obama Under Oath for a Couple of Reasons.

1. Graham should know there isn't anything there, so the only reason he'd put Obama under oath would be to embarrass him and energize the base with a "gotcha" quote or two.

2. Breaking this precedent also leaves one Mr. Trump open for questioning once he leaves office--assuming he doesn't immediately leave the country the day his successor is sworn in.

[Turin_C3PO]

5. Bring it on!

Footage of Obama destroying you would make great ads for our eventual nominee.

[librechik]

6. so what if Obama refused and said it was privileged because just because?

and made them fight for his testimony like GOP does to us?

It would not happen of course, because Obama is not a dick. It would amuse me, though.

Also, Obama would bury Trump once that true story is forced out of him.

[mr_lebowski]

14. I have to disagree ... I think Obama would tell Lindsey to fuck off, in so many words ...

For a whole host of good reasons.

#1 is he knows Lindsey ain't gonna DO ... shit about it.
#2 is that if Lindsey DOES do shit, and somehow wins and forces Obama onto the stand? That means a precedent is set, which means as soon as Trump is out of office, Congress can force TRUMP onto the stand to account for all his bullshit.

Not only that, but he knows Obama will lay them to waste when DOES get on the stand. So, back to #1 ... Lindsey ain't gonna do shit if Obama declines.

Obama absolutely should decline and state executive privilege IMHO.

[The_Counsel]

15. Can Obama Invoke Executive Priviledge If He's No Longer the Executive...?

...or can anything said/done while he was President be protected by EP?

[mr_lebowski]

21. Dunno but I doubt Lindsey wants to open that can of worms and expose Trump later (nt)

[GoCubsGo]

7. Please proceed, asshole.

The sooner, the better. All of them. Obama, Clapper, Comey, McCabe, Brennan, the head of every US intelligence agency, including those in the DoD... Do it on national TV. Go for it!

[safeinOhio]

8. They might agree as long

as it's all on TV.

[denbot]

9. Take your best shot treason weasel.

Fuck him, and the Russian money he used to ride in to town.

[OAITW r.2.0]

10. Criminalizing the opposition to protect the criminal Putin approves

Nftn

[mahina]

11. You would be so very sorry Lindsey.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

12. This is nonsense

There was plenty of rationale for opening the Trump-Russia Investigation. Republicans once again are being obsessive and chasing their tails on insignificant details (Steele Dossier) that actually didn't have anything to do with anything.

[jmowreader]

17. Please proceed, Senator Graham

Lindsay has a HUGE problem: he does NOT want emerging in an open Senate inquisition that the reason the NSA got wind of the Trump Tower server was that it was talking to a Russian bank server in the middle of a presidential campaign.

[Tech]

18. It could create quite the protest. Obama is a national treasure.

[Ilsa]

19. Why bother when he knows PBO will be truthful, but not helpful to his cause of protecting Trump?

How hard is it to figure it out: when you are making periodic contact with russian oligarchs who are under surveillance, your relationship is exposed to Intel. If somethings sounds illegal or a matter of national security, Intel gets a FISA warrant to listen to you.

[spanone]

22. yea, well FUCK lindsey graham.