Lyndsey Graham breaks with Trump over Obama attack: "I don't know what he's talking about"
Graham rejects Trumps claim Obama is guilty of treason
MATTHEW CHAPMAN
JUNE 24, 2020 9:15AM (UTC)
In a recent interview on the Christian Broadcasting Network, President Donald Trump was asked specifically what crime President Barack Obama committed as part of the vague conspiracy narrative the president calls "Obamagate." Trump responded, "treason."
But on Tuesday, Politico reported that the president's staunchest Republican allies in the Senate aren't willing to back him up on this including Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC).
"I don't know what he's talking about," said Graham. "I don't have any evidence to believe he committed treason."
Some of his GOP colleagues agreed, with Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) saying, "I don't think that President Obama committed treason," and Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) saying, "It's a silly, comedic thing, and you guys got to stop taking it all so seriously."
More:
https://www.salon.com/2020/06/24/lyndsey-graham-breaks-with-trump-over-obama-attack-i-dont-know-what-hes-talking-about_partner/
mahina
(17,705 posts)At least Lindsay grew a spine. Im thankful for that.
For a man whom weve never seen laugh once he sure is painted as a comedian often.
True Blue American
(17,989 posts)No intention of calling Obama when Trump suggested he should. He is issuing subpoenas to others but I think that has fallen flat, too.
SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)Jaime Harrison is breathing right down his neck, and I think Graham knows his blind allegiance to Hair Furor is costing him votes. Time to make another donation to Harrison's campaign.
captain queeg
(10,249 posts)ZZenith
(4,128 posts)Donald Trump: I dont kid.
George II
(67,782 posts)Hstch05
(219 posts)That's how projection works. ANYTHING Trump accuses someone else of doing is something HE'S already done himself.
NNadir
(33,561 posts)Arkansas Granny
(31,532 posts)Republicans who still support Trump, and that seems to be all of them, need to be voted out.
gademocrat7
(10,672 posts)They have enabled their incompetent con man to cause death and destruction to our country.
BComplex
(8,067 posts)straighten out the mess they've made since 1980.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)JoeDuck
(79 posts)I think what we see here is that some of the Republicans are realizing that orange lips are becoming a threat to their re-election. Re-election is the only real allegiance they have.
Skittles
(153,193 posts)Trump and Graham prove that every day
grumpyduck
(6,265 posts)it would backfire on the Republicans and make them look even more like idiots. He doesn't want to end up there.
NNadir
(33,561 posts)grumpyduck
(6,265 posts)gordianot
(15,245 posts)This man is not well he is increasingly self destructive. Nothing would please him more to take a few enablers down with him.
grumpyduck
(6,265 posts)gordianot
(15,245 posts)Complete self absorption.
Midnight Writer
(21,803 posts)D23MIURG23
(2,850 posts)What this tells you is that even though he hasn't been charged with treason he secretly believes himself to be guilty of it. He wouldn't be trying to project it onto Obama otherwise. You can bet there will be more of this bullshit if Bolton's allegations about Trump begging China to rig the election for him stay in the news.