U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina addresses the National Guard Association of the United States 138th General Conference, Baltimore, Md., Sept. 11, 2016. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill)
In a post to Twitter this Friday, Lindsey Graham (R-SC) lamented that President Trump is being "persecuted" by the Democrats' impeachment efforts against him.
"What’s the difference between prosecution and persecution?" Graham wrote. "When [Speaker Pelosi] drives a highly partisan process devoid of due process denying the president his day in court and trampling on the constitutional separation of powers."
In a followup tweet, Graham offered another answer to his rhetorical question:
"When the Senate Minority Leader insists on denying [President Trump] the ability to go to court and exercise Executive Privilege regarding Senate Democrats’ witness lists."
Unsurprisingly, there were plenty of people who disagreed with his sentiment:
