Legal experts demand Lindsey Graham be investigated
Marc Elias, a top attorney for the Democratic Party who has spent decades defending voting rights, is calling on the Ethics Committee to investigate Senator Lindsey Graham.
The Georgia Secretary of State in a Monday interview with The Washington Post accused Graham of pressuring him to throw out what would be thousands of ballots from certain counties.
"This is both outrageous and should be investigated by the Senate Ethics Committee," Elias said via Twitter, in response to Washington Post National political reporter Amy Gardner's reporting.
Elias is not the only attorney calling for an investigation.
Here's Kristen Clarke, the president and executive director of the National Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law:
Attn: AG Barr Still searching for evidence of attempts to interfere with election? Appears that Senator Lindsey Gr… https://t.co/rj9aYk9DrX— Kristen Clarke (@Kristen Clarke) 1605567263
Former FBI Special Agent:
Political scientist, journalist, and CEO:
This demands investigation. If laws were broken, it demands prosecution. Clearly, if true, @LindseyGrahamSC has n… https://t.co/OtZqPrwH2w— David Rothkopf (@David Rothkopf) 1605567967
U.S. Congressman Eric Swalwell blasted Graham:
More evidence that Trump and his despicable enablers don't give a single damn about democracy, and will tell any li… https://t.co/JCN6ZJwIF5— Eric Swalwell (@Eric Swalwell) 1605568081
More:
Some might call this… election fraud. https://t.co/sB1r7QTzmv— Amy Spitalnick (@Amy Spitalnick) 1605566561
Is there any consequence for trying to pressure government officials to commit crimes? Seems like Graham should get… https://t.co/t32nSccng9— Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦 (@Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦) 1605566817
this is a Holy Shit! story. Graham is nothing but a stooge but so are other Republicans. https://t.co/wgEzms2hYf— Pete Souza (@Pete Souza) 1605567732
None of these moves ever had a real chance. But big names effectively announcing they'd toss out votes en masse or… https://t.co/XuS9aNdKJR— Benjy Sarlin (@Benjy Sarlin) 1605567543
Lindsey Graham is now begging election officials to turn our country into a sham democracy resembling Russia's. And… https://t.co/S4KMMoAyQC— David Nir (@David Nir) 1605566520
FOUND THE FRAUD! https://t.co/9w5d5Oh8iP— Morgan J. Freeman (@Morgan J. Freeman) 1605569732
