Lindsey Graham: "Congress should abandon Russia investigation, go back to Clintons emails"

[kpete]

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told Fox News on Thursday that now that special counsel has been appointed to investigate alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, Congress should abandon their own investigations and go back to focusing on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s emails.

“I don’t know what caused the appointment. I haven’t seen any evidence of a crime yet. The bottom line is I respect the decision, but this pretty much shuts Congress down,” Graham said. “Democrats, you got what you wanted. You got a special counsel. Now we’ll just move on. We’re not prosecutors.”

That doesn’t mean, however, that Graham thinks all of Congress’ investigations should stop.

“There’s a new front opening here. I have reason to believe that there are emails between Clinton campaign officials, democratic operatives to the Department of Justice regarding the Clinton email investigation that happened on Obama’s watch. I have reason to believe those emails exist,” Graham said. “I’m on the Judiciary Committee. And I think it’s important that the Judiciary Committee be given any emails that were directed to the Department of Justice by Clinton campaign officials or operatives because we have jurisdiction over the Department of Justice.”


MORE:
https://thinkprogress.org/graham-says-congress-should-abandon-russia-look-at-emails-instead-bd9ebc32a78

[greymattermom]

1. Well, there are Pence emails

to look at too.

[wildeyed]

2. Lindsay Graham sold his soul.

They have something big on that one.

[FarPoint]

3. Why are we even talking about Lindsey's republican Propaganda?

I'm worn out..

[triron]

14. 2nd that!

[spanone]

4. he's a political piece of shit.

[Hortensis]

5. Guessing his constituents are giving him trouble

for not sounding hostile enough.

[underpants]

6. So he's seen no Trump evidence but he believes there's Hillary evidence

That makes absolutely no sense

[FakeNoose]

7. I guess he's taking over for Chaffetz now

Asshole-in-chief, Senate version.

[CentralMass]

8. ehat a Weasel

[Demsrule86]

9. Go for it asshole...Hillary will never run again for anything...nor will Pres. Obama.

But by all means waste time and money...it is what you GOP types do best.

[tavernier]

10. A future SNL skit. N/T

[seaglass]

11. I think we should determine if GW Bush lied us into war. Or maybe investigate once and for all if

Reagan traded arms for hostages.

There are so many things we could focus on rather than whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia.

[Rhiannon12866]

12. Good Grief!

[sarah FAILIN]

13. wow.

[trueblue2007]

15. Sen. Lindsey Graham is an ignorant old man. He is SCARED of Trump being Impeached

and all the GOPs will be ousted in the 2018 election. We need to work hard to make that happen.

The American people will not stand to have Hillary Clinton attacked by the "likes" of Old man Graham.

[nikibatts]

16. What about Clinton's e-mails? No one has seen the ones they claim are missing.

The six e-mails that were marked "confidential" or the small circled C classified didn't reveals anything dangerous to anyone. She never gave Russia any classified or sensitive information from a partner intel nation. These people are beyond insane.

Heard them on FOX talking about how much more class Melania has over Michelle...the WTFs just rolled off my tongue. I never saw a nude photo of Michelle, nor do I remember Michelle plagiarizing Melania's speeches. I guess the white skin makes her classier like the orange skin makes Trump classy.

[Hekate]

17. Disgusting prick