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Ken Olin wants to raise a bounty to get info on what Trump has on Lindsey Graham (Original Post) highplainsdem Jan 2019 OP
It's called his re-election. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2019 #1
No. It's more than that ... EffieBlack Jan 2019 #2
I agree. smirkymonkey Jan 2019 #6
Mobsters love blackmail. Cracklin Charlie Jan 2019 #10
He has a sister. Chellee Jan 2019 #11
I've been wondering if Trump has pulled FBI files on friends and foes. Grasswire2 Jan 2019 #3
It is not Trump. It is Putin. nt DURHAM D Jan 2019 #4
What Putin has on Graham? at140 Jan 2019 #5
Yes. DURHAM D Jan 2019 #7
Graham: Russians hacked my campaign email account UpInArms Jan 2019 #8
Holy Hell to pay? czarjak Jan 2019 #19
WOW..so Graham was writing emails subject to blackmail! at140 Jan 2019 #23
Putin has info on Graham's sexual orientation poli-junkie Jan 2019 #9
It's got to be worse than that More_Cowbell Jan 2019 #12
Or both, and add a racial factor too. greymattermom Jan 2019 #26
Google graham sexual orientation..100s of posts Thekaspervote Jan 2019 #13
That's kind of an open secret. smirkymonkey Jan 2019 #14
Most likely situation..nt at140 Jan 2019 #24
Wasn't there as story about Graham taking $800K from a pro-Putin Ukrainian? RockRaven Jan 2019 #15
Yep, he took the dirty (Russian) NRA money in a year he wasn't campaigning FakeNoose Jan 2019 #21
I think every republican in Congress Mr.Bill Jan 2019 #16
Aye, considering the number of Repugnants involved their whole pro Russia stance they have taken cstanleytech Jan 2019 #18
If that is the case ScratchCat Jan 2019 #28
If Mueller's investigation Mr.Bill Jan 2019 #30
Might not even be what Trump has on him but what the Russians do. cstanleytech Jan 2019 #17
Kick for Lindsey. And not because I like him. oasis Jan 2019 #20
I'm wondering if Putin owns the whole damn party, rickyhall Jan 2019 #22
What about senators Flake and Corker? at140 Jan 2019 #25
I'm in. Where do I donate? Cousin Dupree Jan 2019 #27
What are you really proposing? IphengeniaBlumgarten Jan 2019 #29

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)
10. Mobsters love blackmail.
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 01:03 AM
Jan 2019

Lindsey has no wife or children to threaten. So, I think it’s some form of blackmail.

Grasswire2

(13,568 posts)
3. I've been wondering if Trump has pulled FBI files on friends and foes.
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 12:00 AM
Jan 2019

Remember all that heat about Hillary and the FBI files?

I do think that Trump seems to know juice about people.

UpInArms

(51,280 posts)
8. Graham: Russians hacked my campaign email account
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 12:16 AM
Jan 2019
https://www.cnn.com/2016/12/14/politics/lindsey-graham-hacking-russia-donald-trump/index.html

December 14, 2016

Washington (CNN)Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Wednesday his campaign email account was hacked by Russians -- adding that the US needs to work together to stop this from happening.

"I do believe the Russians hacked into the (Democratic National Committee). I do believe they hacked into (John) Podesta's email account. They hacked into my campaign account," he told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on "The Situation Room." "I do believe that all the information released publicly hurt Clinton and didn't hurt Trump. I don't think the outcome of the election is in doubt. What we should do is not turn on each other but work as one people to push back on Russia."

He added he doesn't believe that the hacking affected the elections.

"I think Hillary Clinton lost because she wasn't an agent of change and she tried to disqualify Trump and she wasn't able to do it," he said. "This is not a Republican or Democratic issue."

"They're trying to destabilize democracy all over the world. Not just here," he said about the Russians. "Here's what we should do. We should tell the Russians that on no uncertain terms, you interfere in our elections, we don't care why, we're going to hit you and hit you hard, we're going to introduce sanctions, it'll to be bipartisan."

...more at link...

What did they find? Inquiring minds want to know ...

at140

(6,110 posts)
23. WOW..so Graham was writing emails subject to blackmail!
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 12:54 PM
Jan 2019

Senator Graham....if you operate with honesty and integrity, no will bother to hack your emails.

Thekaspervote

(32,754 posts)
13. Google graham sexual orientation..100s of posts
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 01:32 AM
Jan 2019

One I read said everyone is sc know he’s in the closet and they don’t care as long as it stays there

RockRaven

(14,958 posts)
15. Wasn't there as story about Graham taking $800K from a pro-Putin Ukrainian?
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 01:47 AM
Jan 2019

It could be as simple as he took dirty foreign money just like those other GOP crooks, and they'll stick together to prolong their freedom from prosecution.

FakeNoose

(32,633 posts)
21. Yep, he took the dirty (Russian) NRA money in a year he wasn't campaigning
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 02:03 AM
Jan 2019

Graham took the dirty money in 2016 but he's not up for reelection until 2020. There has to be more though, they're all guilty of that. It's kompromat of some kind.

Mr.Bill

(24,281 posts)
16. I think every republican in Congress
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 01:50 AM
Jan 2019

got Russian money laundered through the NRA. Some of them may honestly be unaware the money came from Russia. But people like McConnell, Graham, Rubio, Cruz, etc. damn well knew it.

cstanleytech

(26,281 posts)
18. Aye, considering the number of Repugnants involved their whole pro Russia stance they have taken
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 01:53 AM
Jan 2019

only makes sense if money was somehow involved.

ScratchCat

(1,981 posts)
28. If that is the case
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 01:12 PM
Jan 2019

and there are several that had no idea it was Russian money, then why wont even ONE go to the DOJ and tell them they are being blackmailed over that payment? It would take ONLY ONE to blow the entire thing up. At this point, if its true, then they would have to know that Mueller and the DOJ know. Maybe someone has turned States evidence and we don't know yet, but you'd think there would be just one who would do the right thing and go to the feds. Its not like they would be looking at a significant crime anyway. It just makes no sense that nobody would have spoken up if they were simply being blackmailed over a "mistaken Russian campaign contribution".

And its "sex-related" with Graham. No doubt about it. Its cool while he is in the closet, but if his peeps see pics of even him kissing another man, it wont be ok anymore.

Mr.Bill

(24,281 posts)
30. If Mueller's investigation
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 03:04 PM
Jan 2019

has expanded into the entire picture of campaign contributions for all of Congress, then I'm sure he has questioned many congressional staff and campaign managers if not members of Congress themselves. And inevitably, some of them have lied. I think a good percentage of the republican Congress could be up to their necks in this. And they are all scared shitless.

rickyhall

(4,889 posts)
22. I'm wondering if Putin owns the whole damn party,
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 02:18 AM
Jan 2019

except McCain, whose illness & death happened at very opportune time for Trump. Just sayin, he was Trump's only Repug critic.

at140

(6,110 posts)
25. What about senators Flake and Corker?
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 12:59 PM
Jan 2019

Both have been harsh critics as well. Ahhh..but they both dropped out!
I wonder what Trump has on them.

29. What are you really proposing?
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 01:13 PM
Jan 2019

Yes, it certainly looks like Putin/Trump have some lever to force Graham's submissive behavior. But how is money going to fix this? Are you proposing investigation/blackmail/bribes from the left, as well?

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