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June 7, 2020

Sen. Graham refuses to let FISA abuse get pinned on low-level FBI staff: 'I believe it goes to the very top'

Sen. Lindsey Graham says that he plans on calling former FBI director James Comey and former deputy director Andrew McCabe to testify before his Senate Judiciary Committee, because he doubts they were unaware the dossier compiled by ex-British spy Christopher Steele had been debunked before it was used to get a FISA warrant to monitor former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.

June 4, 2020

Graham slams Democrats who criticized Senate hearings on Russia investigation: 'This is hypocrisy run amok'

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told "The Story" Thursday that Democrats on the panel who have criticized his hearings on the Obama administration's role in the Russia investigation are guilty of hypocrisy.

June 4, 2020

Sen. Sasse clashes with Graham after calling out 'bull---t' 'grandstanding' for cameras at hearings on Russia probe

Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., had a testy exchange with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., after the former blasted his colleagues for "trolling for soundbites" during on-camera hearings.

June 4, 2020

Lindsey Graham fires back at Gen. Mattis: You're buying into an 'unfair' narrative

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., reacted on Thursday to former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis’ criticism of President Trump’s handling of the unrest in the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody saying, “It is so fashionable to blame President Trump for every wrong in America.”

June 4, 2020

Jim Jordan: Rod Rosenstein 'caved' to pressure from politicians and the media

House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jim Jordan believes former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein did the "easy thing" by caving to pressure from members of both political parties and the media and appointing Robert Mueller to lead the charge of the Russia investigation.

June 4, 2020

Lindsey Graham says Rosenstein hearing showed 'fox was guarding the henhouse' in Mueller investigation

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told "Hannity" Wednesday that the Mueller investigation into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia was set up in such a way that the "fox was guarding the henhouse."

June 3, 2020

Ian Prior: Rod Rosenstein likely to get hostile reception in Senate testimony on origins of Mueller probe

Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will find few allies when he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday regarding the origins of the investigation of alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia in the 2016 presidential election.

May 22, 2020

James Carville begs Graham to allow Obama's testimony, predicts it will increase Dem turnout

Democratic strategist James Carville urged Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., to request testimony from former President Obama, predicting that the event would help drive voter turnout for Democrats in November.

May 21, 2020

Senate Judiciary Committee to vote on subpoenas in review of Russia probe in early June

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham said Thursday that a vote to authorize subpoenas for documents and testimony from top Obama officials will take place in early June as part of his panel's investigation into the origins of the FBI’s Russia probe during the 2016 presidential election.

May 20, 2020

Coons scolds GOP lawmakers over attention to Flynn revelations: 'We ought to be focusing on the pandemic'

Senate Judiciary Committee member Chris Coons, D-Del., told "The Story" Wednesday that lawmakers should concentrate their attention on responding to the coronavirus pandemic rather than investigating the FBI's actions during the investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.