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Supreme Court Rules That Lindsey Graham Must Testify in Georgia Inquiry
NYT ^ | November 1, 2022 | Adam Liptak

Posted on 11/01/2022 12:01:09 PM PDT by Alter Kaker

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to block a Georgia grand jury subpoena seeking testimony from Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, about his activities in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election.

The court’s order was a paragraph long and did not note any dissents. It said that Mr. Graham had been afforded substantial protections by lower courts, which had ruled that he did not have to testify on subjects related to his official duties.

“The lower courts assumed that the informal investigative fact-finding that Senator Graham assertedly engaged in constitutes legislative activity protected by the speech or debate clause” of the Constitution, the order said, “and they held that Senator Graham may not be questioned about such activities.”

But the Supreme Court’s order refused to stay rulings by lower courts that permitted questioning on other topics, and it noted that Mr. Graham remained free to object to questions that implicated his legislative activities.

“The lower courts also made clear that Senator Graham may return to the district court should disputes arise regarding the application of the speech or debate clause immunity to specific questions,” the order said. “Accordingly, a stay or injunction is not necessary to safeguard the senator’s speech or debate clause immunity.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Georgia; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: georgia; graham; lindseygraham; southcarolina; trump
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1 posted on 11/01/2022 12:01:09 PM PDT by Alter Kaker
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If Trump’s family and staff has to several times, what’s the big deal that a member of the Establishment has to?


2 posted on 11/01/2022 12:03:48 PM PDT by TakebackGOP
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To: Alter Kaker

So the first question is are there any recent or pending legislation that governs the actions of congress regarding the handling of elections (yes).

So respond with (as this question relates to the legislation XYZ, “This is covered by the debate clause and cannot be questioned”

Repeat as often as needed


3 posted on 11/01/2022 12:06:31 PM PDT by taxcontrol (The choice is clear - either live as a slave on your knees or die as a free citizen on your feet.)
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To: Alter Kaker

What exactly is the crime Georgia is trying to make up, that Trump made a phone call they don’t like?


4 posted on 11/01/2022 12:08:34 PM PDT by pepsi_junkie (This post is subject to removal pending review by government censorship officials)
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To: Alter Kaker

And there are people here supporting Kemp and the Georgia Deep Staters.

Fire Kemp.


5 posted on 11/01/2022 12:09:19 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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6 posted on 11/01/2022 12:15:34 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: ifinnegan

Too late. Primaries are over. So sick of you Stacy fans.


7 posted on 11/01/2022 12:26:12 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016 democratic )
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To: pepsi_junkie

Yes. Just like Ukraine.


8 posted on 11/01/2022 12:29:12 PM PDT by Empire_of_Liberty
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To: taxcontrol
So respond with (as this question relates to the legislation XYZ, “This is covered by the debate clause and cannot be questioned”

How do you that protects him from being found in contempt of court and jailed? Clearly SCOTUS won't allow him to claim immunity.

9 posted on 11/01/2022 12:39:39 PM PDT by Alter Kaker (Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
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To: pepsi_junkie; All

Raffensperger is the GOP GA Secretary of State and is corrupt to the core.

Trump called him after receiving a credible briefing that more than 15,000 dead people in GA were voted. Trump was put behind by a margin of about 11,000 votes in GA. So Trump asked Raffensperger to review and confirm that more than 11,000 dead people were voted.

Trump was preparing his objections to certifying Electors which he is constitutionally allowed to do.

Raffensperger who is a corrupt Democrat in republican clothing, recorded President Trump’s call, then edited it to make it look kike Trump was pressuring him to overturn the election.

But Trump had his call recorded too, the full call, and it shows he was inquiring and not threatening.

Lindsey Graham was asked to be an objector at the certification of the Electors. For a State to object in Congress to certification, at least one House Member and one US Senator must agree in writing to object. Then hearings are scheduled.

Graham called Raffensperger and made the same plea as Trump.

GA voters were and still are LIVID about the 2020 election. They were screaming at Graham to do something.

Raffensperger is the snake in this. After this is fully investigated, Raffensperger should serve time if not hang for Treason.


10 posted on 11/01/2022 12:43:30 PM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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To: ifinnegan

Kemp is lesser of two evils.

Voters in GA just won at the GA Supreme Court that they can sue state officials for actions in elections. This will allow them to go after Kemp, Sterling, Raffensperger, and all the others on the take.


11 posted on 11/01/2022 12:48:35 PM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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To: Alter Kaker

In their ruling, SCOTUS said that he could claim such immunity.


12 posted on 11/01/2022 12:50:01 PM PDT by taxcontrol (The choice is clear - either live as a slave on your knees or die as a free citizen on your feet.)
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To: taxcontrol
In their ruling, SCOTUS said that he could claim such immunity.

Sorta but not really because the eleventh circuit has already cast a lot of shade on the argument saying they're unlikely to consider it meritorious. "We thus find it unlikely that questions about them would violate the Speech and Debate Clause"

13 posted on 11/01/2022 1:00:02 PM PDT by Alter Kaker (Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
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To: Hostage

“ Kemp is lesser of two evils”

Wrong. He put Biden in.

Blob couldn’t have.

She is nothing. A mascot.


14 posted on 11/01/2022 1:33:16 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: napscoordinator

You’re only resort is to be disingenuous.

You have no argument why to support the Deep State, the governor who said in official court document that:

“The truth is that the 2020 general election was, according to the federal agency tasked with overseeing election security, “the most secure in history.”

https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.gand.284055/gov.uscourts.gand.284055.61.0_1.pdf

You support that.

No more.


15 posted on 11/01/2022 1:37:41 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Alter Kaker; alarm rider; Alex1977; at bay; Babsig; BILL_C; bnelson44; Califreak; ColdOne; ...
Finally, linda may get some comeuppance.

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16 posted on 11/01/2022 3:16:40 PM PDT by upchuck (The longer I remain unjabbed with the clot-shots, the more evidence I see supporting my decision.)
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To: Alter Kaker

Linda doesn’t want it on record that he was working with McCain to help destroy Trump.


17 posted on 11/01/2022 3:51:40 PM PDT by Zathras
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To: upchuck

I bet Linda is pissing in her panties.


18 posted on 11/01/2022 4:46:36 PM PDT by tennmountainman ( Less Lindell CONS, More AZ Style Audits)
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To: ifinnegan

There were 100 million lawsuits. Even Trump judges were like yeah go away.


19 posted on 11/01/2022 6:17:11 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016 democratic )
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To: napscoordinator

No one cares what you think or say.


20 posted on 11/01/2022 6:32:28 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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