Graham Vows to Publicly Question Whistleblowers

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Graham Vows to Publicly Question Whistleblowers

October 6, 2019 at 3:10 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 119 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2019/10/06/graham-vows-to-publicly-question-whistleblowers/

"SNIP....

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) promised to question the whistleblowers publicly if President Trump ends up impeached, The Hill reports.

Said Graham: “If the whistleblower’s allegations are turned into an impeachment article, it’s imperative that the whistle-blower be interviewed in public, under oath and cross-examined. Nobody in America goes to jail or has anything done to them without confronting their accuser.”

.....SNIP"

Did not work Lindsey. Second WB came forward.

[CharleyDog]

1. Lindsey wants to scream at them like he did to Christine Blasey Ford.

He is certain those tactics will work again in the Republican Senate.

[Funtatlaguy]

2. Can we question those whose whistle he's blown?

[Wounded Bear]

12. Now, now...

[Iliyah]

3. And WB will kiss hour ass with facts.

Bring it on . . . .

[struggle4progress]

4. "Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office,

and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States; but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law"

Lindsey needs to read up some on his constitutional law: the Senate can't send Trump to jail or do anything to him, beyond removing him and disqualifying him from further office

Anything beyond that would involve the criminal justice system, where he does have the right to face his accusers

[TheBlackAdder]

6. Leningrad Lindsey is carrying Trump's water by trying to intimidate more WBs from coming forward.

[struggle4progress]

11. +

[Takket]

5. Graham thinks an impeachment trial puts someone in prison?

He's been in the senate HOW long, and doesn't know how the Constitution works?

[UniteFightBack]

9. He knows he's just bowing down before the one he serves and giving the numbnuts what they want to

hear.

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. Great. Right in Lindsey's comfort zone.

Business and pleasure all rolled up in one.

[UniteFightBack]

8. These dumb fucks are painting themselves into a corner. Drip drip drip. nt

[spanone]

10. Lindsey, you are embarrassing yourself. You DID take an Oath.

what an asshole.

[wryter2000]

13. Not sure that's such a good idea, Lindsey

Not sure you want the public hearing what they have to say.

[bluestarone]

17. TRUE!

Wonder if the whistle blower knows anything on Graham?

[SWBTATTReg]

14. Lindsey G. is missing the point...the whistleblowers are pinpointing evidence of illegal...

conduct being done and pointing to evidence of this ... so whistleblowers don't even have to testify...the wrongdoing are there out in the open for all to see and the evidence is too, all independent of the whistleblowers' actions. That is, for example, someone sees someone breaking into a house (and the crooks of course steal something, e.g., a car out of the garage)...the so called whistleblower sees the break in, and lets police know about it, and the police can see the break in and get fingerprints, can see the missing car (evidence)...all w/o whistle blower input (other than to notify others that something fishy is going on).

LG obviously has contempt for the rule of law and is trying to obstruct justice by scaring off these whistle blowers. There is a reason why there is a law protecting whistle blowers.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

21. Yes, THIS

[Baked Potato]

15. Jail, you say, Senator

Hmmmm

[58Sunliner]

16. I didn't whiny Lindsey could sound more irrelevant. Now he is reduced to parroting RWTP's -

with a sniveling sneer.

[Patterson]

18. How will you do that if McConnell won't allow a trial?

[Bettie]

19. Will they give the whistleblowers

spittle shields for when he begins raving like a lunatic?

[Zambero]

20. Lindsey boy had better whip him up some new legislation

The Whistleblower Protection Act with assurances of confidentiality would be a bit problematic for him to keep this "promise", particularly since the House would never amend it to allow blowing someone's cover. Graham is pushing intimidation here. The IG review of the complaint(s) was deemed credible, and the transcript backs it up. A long-winded Hail Mary pass from the Senate's foremost windbag, INCOMPLETE!

[EffieBlack]

22. Is Lindsey under the impression the House plans to indict, try and jail Trump?

[Volaris]

23. '....without confronting their accuser.'

Tell that to the brown kids in the dog kennels, you worthless ballwasher.

[littlemissmartypants]

24. Lindsey's lost his mind. Someone needs to stuff his ass back into the clown car and tell him to

Shove off!

[sakabatou]

25. Leningrad Lindsey cares more to protect Trump's ass than protecting the US

[Doodley]

26. This is the same man who called Trump an "xenophobic bigot." What happened to him?