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Lindsey Graham: A 'bureaucratic coup' against Trump being uncovered
Wash Exam ^ | Sep 23, 2018 | Caitlin Yilek

Posted on 09/24/2018 4:23:06 AM PDT by upchuck

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., alleged Sunday that there is a “bureaucratic coup” being uncovered following reporting last week that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein discussed trying to oust President Trump.

The New York Times reported Friday that Rosenstein considered rallying Cabinet members to invoke the 25th Amendment to the Constitution and offered to wear a wire to record his conversations with the president.

Rosenstein has denied he considered such actions and follow-up reports have indicated that he was being sarcastic when bringing up the secret recording.

Graham told “Fox News Sunday” that Trump should not fire the top Justice Department official unless he believes Rosenstein is lying.

“He said he did not do the things alleged, but there is a bureaucratic coup against President Trump being discovered here,” Graham said. “Before the election, the people in question tried to taint the election, tip it to [Hillary] Clinton’s favor. After the election, they’re trying to undermine the president.”

Graham cited former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, Justice Department official Bruce Ohr, former FBI agent Peter Stzrok and former FBI lawyer Lisa Page’s actions as evidence of government officials trying to undermine Trump.

“They tried to destroy this president,” he said. “If Rosenstein is involved, he should be fired. If he is not involved, leave him alone … There's a bureaucratic coup going on at the department of justice and the FBI and somebody needs to look at it.”


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: 2016election; 201809; 25thamendment; andrewmccabe; coup; coupplots; deepstate; lindseygraham; mccabe; mccabeleak; peterstrzok; rosenstein; southcarolina; strzok; trumpcabinet; trumpdoj
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1 posted on 09/24/2018 4:23:06 AM PDT by upchuck
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To: alarm rider; Alex1977; at bay; Babsig; BILL_C; bnelson44; ColdOne; DesScorp; G.Love; gruntSGT; ...
Uber RINO linda graham Ping
"Republican by day, Democrat by night."


Want on or off this ping list?
Just FReepmail me.

h/t to martin_fierro for the graphic

2 posted on 09/24/2018 4:24:01 AM PDT by upchuck (... I'd be toast in the next primary if I openly challenged my party's orthodoxy ~ CongressmanX)
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To: upchuck

Hey Linda....they are STILL TRYING the COUP!! They have NOT given up!


3 posted on 09/24/2018 4:24:58 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: upchuck

Someone needs to feed that Senator his daily dose of baby food. He’s got no teeth and certainly has no spine! Sigh.


4 posted on 09/24/2018 4:26:59 AM PDT by Notthereyet (Notthereyet)
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To: Ann Archy

Linda is up to something. I don’t trust his new found bravado and Trump support. He’s either trying to protect himself somewhere or he’s setting Trump up. I do not believe that he’s grown a spine or come to Jesus. I think he’s attempting to lure Trump into some sort of trap.


5 posted on 09/24/2018 4:34:17 AM PDT by NELSON111 (Congress: The Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog show. Theater for sheep. My politics determines my "hero")
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To: NELSON111

Linda is just slow but he gets there.


6 posted on 09/24/2018 4:42:06 AM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: wastoute

I don’t trust Linda for a second.

This guy hitched his political wagon to McCain.


7 posted on 09/24/2018 4:44:59 AM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: upchuck

Welcome to the party pal. You’re just figuring that out even though your senate butt buddy no name and the CIA started the whole thing? Give me a break.


8 posted on 09/24/2018 4:47:18 AM PDT by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: upchuck

When Senator Graham is saying this publicly, everyone on Capitol Hill knows it privately.


9 posted on 09/24/2018 4:52:34 AM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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Lindsey Graham: A 'bureaucratic coup' against Trump being uncovered

This has been apparent for quite some time, but the REAL QUESTION is: Why hasn't ANYONE gone to jail????

10 posted on 09/24/2018 5:29:58 AM PDT by The Sons of Liberty ('DEPLORABLE' Charter Member of The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy - and DAMN Proud of it!.)
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To: upchuck

And, the action against Kavanaugh is also part of the coup against Trump. Any Republican who will not support Kavanaugh is part of the coup, IMO.


11 posted on 09/24/2018 6:10:33 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (The MSM is in the business of creating a fake version of reality for political reasons.)
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To: NELSON111

Yeah, I’m not buying his redemption arc story either.


12 posted on 09/24/2018 6:11:10 AM PDT by ebshumidors
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To: ClearCase_guy

As far as scotus nominees goes, it’s going to work. The rhinos are going to be the minority and no Trump nominee will be be confirmed. The scotus will be whittled down to a 5 member conservative court very soon.


13 posted on 09/24/2018 6:19:22 AM PDT by DownInFlames (Gals)
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To: upchuck

Do not trust Miss Lindsey.


14 posted on 09/24/2018 6:20:23 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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“no Trump nominee will be be confirmed. The scotus will be whittled down to a 5 member conservative court very soon.”

I hadn’t thought of that. There isn’t a specified number of SCOTUS judges that I know of. The old farts who are headed for imminent dirt naps are pretty liberal. Let ‘em go; don’t fill their seats. Ta da! A conservative SCOTUS.


15 posted on 09/24/2018 6:24:20 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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To: upchuck

Well, it seems Linda’s fully taken-over as the MSM darling after his master has finally kicked the bucket.

Hey, Capt. Obvious, what you DOING about it? Pull your panties outta the twist and GET. TO. WORK.


16 posted on 09/24/2018 6:36:05 AM PDT by i_robot73 (One could not count the number of *solutions*, if only govt followed\enforced the Constitution.)
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To: upchuck

I have one word for Linda: Duh.


17 posted on 09/24/2018 6:37:35 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: NELSON111

Graham has figured out that the attempt to remove Trump is going to fail and he will have to run for re-election - with - Trump.
He will lose if he opposes him.


18 posted on 09/24/2018 6:50:25 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Col Frank Slade

No conservative should trust Linda, he’s still a Bush League Republican hell bent on turning the USA into North Mexico.


19 posted on 09/24/2018 6:52:43 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: MayflowerMadam

He’s trying to anger Trump and goad him into firing RR.


20 posted on 09/24/2018 7:01:45 AM PDT by OKSooner
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