Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Monday shocked the political world after Georgia's Republican Secretary of State accused him of election interference.
"Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Monday that he has come under increasing pressure in recent days from fellow Republicans, including Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (S.C.), to question the validity of legally cast absentee ballots in an effort to reverse President Trump’s narrow loss in the state," The Washington Post reported Monday. "In a wide-ranging interview about the election, Raffensperger expressed exasperation over a string of baseless allegations coming from Trump and his allies about the integrity of the Georgia results, including claims that Dominion Voting Systems, the Colorado-based manufacturer of Georgia’s voting machines, is a 'leftist' company with ties to Venezuela that engineered thousands of Trump votes to be left out of the count."
Here's some of what people were saying about Graham:
What Raffensperger told @AmyEGardner is genuinely stunning, with Graham apparently suggesting trying to get ballots… https://t.co/bSMogqLKf2— Zach Montellaro (@Zach Montellaro) 1605566008.0
The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration has general jurisdiction and oversight responsibility over matters… https://t.co/bnduPzGvlI— Patricia Zengerle (@Patricia Zengerle) 1605568439.0
Makes you wonder what type of pressure Lindsey Graham may have placed on the Secretary of State of South Carolina -… https://t.co/7KriLMnWHi— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@Mrs. Betty Bowers) 1605570306.0
Hey, wasn't the Lt. Governor of Texas offering $1 million for evidence of vote fraud? Can I get the cash for turnin… https://t.co/ZiJLEqUTXk— Dean Baker (@Dean Baker) 1605567716.0
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) 1605567263.0
Just posting this random provision of Georgia election law for no particular reason: https://t.co/A3022Llyc6 https://t.co/RdepRhGjeq— Steve Vladeck (@Steve Vladeck) 1605574184.0
Lindsey Graham is a threat to American democracy. https://t.co/ijso3wwKIs— Jess Phoenix 🌋 (@Jess Phoenix 🌋) 1605569136.0
FOUND THE FRAUD! https://t.co/9w5d5Oh8iP— Morgan J. Freeman (@Morgan J. Freeman) 1605569732.0
This should make it easy for Graham to point to at least one example of someone trying to tamper with the election https://t.co/bMHKEPvCId— Ben Terris (@Ben Terris) 1605569573.0
Well, when you put it that way... https://t.co/siPLGMDlIT— Dan Rather (@Dan Rather) 1605571540.0
Sen. Lindsey Graham needs to take up permanent residence on his fainting couch and RESIGN. https://t.co/nIlOaPJUU0— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@BrooklynDad_Defiant!) 1605570832.0
See, now THAT would be actual election fraud https://t.co/akBEGsKzLX— Fiddler (@Fiddler) 1605567192.0
It shouldn't be altogether surprising that Trump loyalists say in private the things they routinely say in public.… https://t.co/hx84IHfY7h— Jessica Huseman (@Jessica Huseman) 1605571919.0
This is the very same Lindsey Graham who said: "We win because of our ideas and we lose elections because [Democrats] cheat us."— David Roberts (@David Roberts) 1605566689.0
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 🐇) 1605566817.0
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) 1605568081.0
Some might call this… election fraud. https://t.co/sB1r7QTzmv— Amy Spitalnick (@Amy Spitalnick) 1605566561.0
This is nothing short of treason. Prosecute Lindsey Graham to the fullest extent of the law. This is a disgraceful… https://t.co/ZRmjcldyYz— MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch.com) 1605568032.0
Lindsay Graham is out here committing federal crimes to get Trump to 233 electors https://t.co/1a6CUJAlLY— Law Boy, Esq. (@Law Boy, Esq.) 1605567992.0
This demands investigation. If laws were broken, it demands prosecution. Clearly, if true, @LindseyGrahamSC has n… https://t.co/OtZqPrwH2w— David Rothkopf (@David Rothkopf) 1605567967.0
Just a reminder that if Republicans keep control of the US Senate, Lindsey Graham will remain Judiciary Committee C… https://t.co/irMJzry0i7— Jay Riestenberg (@Jay Riestenberg) 1605566043.0
