Senator Lindsey Graham ( R- SC ) said Sunday on CNN’s” State of the Union” that former President Donald Trump’s criminal charges were “political BS”.
Host Dana Bash remarked,” Trump’s lawyers suggested that any previous leader should not be accused of ordering the defense to stage a coup unless he was impeached and convicted first,” in oral arguments on Thursday. Do you believe with that”?
Graham said,” I believe the court will determine that President Trump enjoys national immunity like every other leader does, but you must also fall under the purview of being leader.” I believe they will re-arrange the case to the lower courts to determine what exactly constitutes political immunity in matters deemed personal. I think that’s the way this will stop. Some of the behavior may have resistance.
Bash said,” But it sounds to me like you’re saying that that scenario does not support resistance, that kind of incident, an attempted revolution”?
Graham said,” There’s is no absolute resistance, yeah there will be immunity but there’s no overall resistance in the Constitution. It will be a legitimate research. The leader needs to be protected. We do n’t become a banana republic here where we prosecute you know, are political opponents, which is going on really in many jurisdictions”.
He concluded,” I think all these tests are social. I think is careful prosecution. I think what’s going on in New York is an anger. That situations eight years ago, they committed a crime merely for Trump. I think it’s careful trial for democratic reasons”.
Graham added,” I think it’s all BS yeah, political BS”.
Bash said,” If he is convicted will you still help him”?
Graham said,” Completely. I believe Donald Trump’s actions constitute legal weaponization.
He concluded,” I think most people have written this off. They’re going to rely on their issues. Not a lot of cases against Thump brought by democrats.
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