On the same day a Georgia judge ordered him to testify at a special grand jury investigation, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham jockeyed to move his subpoena fight to South Carolina. The Donald Trump loyalist argues that forcing him to cross the border to the Peach State for weeks to help investigate the former president will interfere with his duties as a senator.
In a 13-page memorandum, Graham argues that he’s “immune” under the U.S. Constitution’s speech or debate clause, a portion of which states that members of Congress “shall not be questioned in any other place.”
“The Clause provides Senator Graham both an immunity and privilege in this context because the testimony sought relates to matters within the legislative sphere,” Graham’s attorneys E. Bart Daniel and Matt Austin wrote. “Sovereign immunity also precludes state court process against Senator Graham given the acts occurred within his official capacity.”
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) wants to question Graham about two calls he made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R), asking him about reexamining certain absentee ballots cast during the 2020 presidential election in a way that might favor Trump. During the conversation, Graham “made reference to allegations of widespread voter fraud in the November 2020 election in Georgia, consistent with public statements made by known affiliates of the Trump Campaign,” according to the ruling ordering his testimony. Graham characterized the...
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