1/11 Lindsey Graham may have finally gone a step too far in his sycophancy to Trump.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has claimed Lindsey Graham pressured him to throw out any ballots he could to help Trump steal a win from Biden in Georgia.
jacksonprogress-argus.com/cnn/cnn_politi…
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has claimed Lindsey Graham pressured him to throw out any ballots he could to help Trump steal a win from Biden in Georgia.
jacksonprogress-argus.com/cnn/cnn_politi…
2/11 The shocking news broke Sunday, after current Georgia GOP Senators Loeffler and Perdue had been pressuring Raffensperger to resign and/or hold a recount on behalf of Trump, desperate to stay in his favor ahead of the upcoming January runoffs. politico.com/news/2020/11/0…
3/11 Trump Pressured GOP Senators Facing Runoffs to Call for Georgia Secretary of State’s Resignation: Report thedailybeast.com/trump-pressure…
4/11 The hand recount ordered has proceeded, and nobody expects it to change or overturn anything given the margin by which Biden leads.
Recount day 2: Georgia effort continues without any problems reported ajc.com/politics/live-…
Recount day 2: Georgia effort continues without any problems reported ajc.com/politics/live-…
5/11 The remarkable attack has caused deep divisions within the Georgia GOP at a time when they desperately need unity ahead of the runoff elections.
Georgia Senators Ask Election Official to Resign in G.O.P. Squabble
nytimes.com/2020/11/09/us/…
Georgia Senators Ask Election Official to Resign in G.O.P. Squabble
nytimes.com/2020/11/09/us/…
6/11 Georgia's GOP secretary of state goes on Facebook fact-checking spree over Trump's misinformation
Brad Raffensperger called Doug Collins, tasked by the Trump campaign to oversee the audit of ballots in Georgia, a "failed candidate" & a "liar." nbcnews.com/politics/2020-…
Brad Raffensperger called Doug Collins, tasked by the Trump campaign to oversee the audit of ballots in Georgia, a "failed candidate" & a "liar." nbcnews.com/politics/2020-…
7/11 Enter Lindsey Graham, a Senator from South Carolina with no business getting involved.
He apparently called Brad Raffensperger to persuade him to change the tally. This would be illegal in his own state, and is even worse to do to another. cnn.com/2020/11/16/pol…
He apparently called Brad Raffensperger to persuade him to change the tally. This would be illegal in his own state, and is even worse to do to another. cnn.com/2020/11/16/pol…
8/11 Graham responded with a remarkably Trumpian denial:
"That’s just ridiculous. If [Raffensperger] feels threatened by that conversation, he’s got a problem. I actually thought it was a good conversation.”
Like Trump's "perfect call"?
washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11…
"That’s just ridiculous. If [Raffensperger] feels threatened by that conversation, he’s got a problem. I actually thought it was a good conversation.”
Like Trump's "perfect call"?
washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11…
9/11 A witness, though, a staffer for Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger, says he participated in that controversial phone call with Lindsey Graham and said he heard Graham ask if state officials could throw out ballots.
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1328759816467132424?s=20
10/11 Lindsey Graham has now admitted that he also spoke to officials in Arizona and Nevada about the election.
We have to ask if he also pressured those states to take illegal action. Calls are going out already for an investigation into Lindsey Graham.
politico.com/news/2020/11/1…
We have to ask if he also pressured those states to take illegal action. Calls are going out already for an investigation into Lindsey Graham.
politico.com/news/2020/11/1…
11/11 This probably won't get done with Trump and Bill Barr in charge, but once Biden is in, Graham can definitely be investigated, and possibly prosecuted, for federal crimes involving election fraud and intimidation.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/…
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/…
As the battle for control of the U.S. Senate intensified in Georgia, Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff on Tuesday suggested an ally of President Donald Trump may have committed a crime in approaching the top state election official about vote counting. reuters.com/article/us-usa…
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