Asked Graham about this tweet just now. He reiterated that he’s not going to call in Obama.
“I don’t think now’s the time for me to do that. I don’t know if that’s even possible.”
He added:
“I understand President Trump’s frustration, but be careful what you wish for.”
“I don’t think now’s the time for me to do that. I don’t know if that’s even possible.”
He added:
“I understand President Trump’s frustration, but be careful what you wish for.”
“We do have oversight of it as Congress — appropriate oversight,” Graham said. “But hauling a former president before an oversight committee, I don’t think that’s been done before. And presidentially, I’d be careful what I wish for.”
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And as @kyledcheney notes, Trump’s position on seeking Obama’s testimony directly conflicts with arguments put forward by his own Justice Department in its efforts to block Congress from interviewing his former White House counsel, Don McGahn.
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NEW: Graham is out with a lengthy statement in response to Trump’s tweet. He says the Judiciary Committee will start holding hearings in June on the origins of the Russia probe.
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Graham says both Trump and Obama are welcome to come before his committee. “If nothing else it would make for great television,” he said. “However, I have great doubts about whether it would be wise for the country.”
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