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Graham angers Dems by digging into Clinton, Obama controversies
The Hill ^ | 01/21/19 | Jordain Carney

Posted on 01/21/2019 3:07:27 PM PST by yesthatjallen

New tensions are flaring on the Senate Judiciary Committee over plans by newly minted Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) to dig into Obama-era scandals.

Graham, a close ally of President Trump’s, has outlined several areas he wants to probe now that he has the Judiciary Committee gavel.

They include the FBI’s handling of its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant applications targeting former Trump campaign aide Carter Page.

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), asked about Graham’s plans, started laughing and compared them to the “thrilling days of yesteryear.”

“This is going to be like the History Channel it turns out. Instead of taking a look at the current issues, Lindsey Graham wants to go back and answer important questions about the Bermuda Triangle and Hillary Clinton,” Durbin told The Hill.

Durbin said he was “concerned” about Graham’s plans but quipped that “you know there is that question about Jimmy Carter which he probably wants to ask.”

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), another member of the panel, said maybe Graham should “investigate Benghazi some more too” — an apparent reference to a years-long House probe that Democrats considered a political stunt.

Graham’s plans come while tensions on the panel linger from the deeply partisan fight over Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation.

Graham won praise from conservatives during that battle, when he exploded at Democrats during the hearing and accused them of trying to “destroy this guy's life” after sexual assault allegations surfaced against Kavanaugh.

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1 posted on 01/21/2019 3:07:27 PM PST by yesthatjallen
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I say let’s poke that hornets nest. I’m game.


2 posted on 01/21/2019 3:09:38 PM PST by BipolarBob (Occasional-Cortex " Just because I don't know what Armageddon means, it's not the end of the world".)
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Poke it? How about hit it with a baseball bat?


3 posted on 01/21/2019 3:14:16 PM PST by Hoosier-Daddy ("Washington, DC. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious")
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To: BipolarBob

Best defense is an offense.

True in the military and in politics.

Go get ‘em, Lindsay!


4 posted on 01/21/2019 3:14:34 PM PST by canuck_conservative
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To: yesthatjallen

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), asked about Graham’s plans, started laughing and compared them to the “thrilling days of yesteryear.”

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The FISA warrants are hardly old news.


5 posted on 01/21/2019 3:14:52 PM PST by shelterguy
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To: yesthatjallen

...and yet the Democrats had no problem going back 30 years to examine unsubstantiated charges from a party that Brett Kavanaugh may or may not have attended when he was in high school.


6 posted on 01/21/2019 3:15:12 PM PST by GreenHornet
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Let’s not forget the investigation of farts in a yearbook.


7 posted on 01/21/2019 3:18:06 PM PST by shelterguy
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To: yesthatjallen

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), another member of the panel, said maybe Graham should “investigate Benghazi some more too”
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Probably be a good idea.
We still don’t know exactly what happened.


8 posted on 01/21/2019 3:20:20 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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Take a look back through ALL of the cr@p the Clintons have BOTH gotten away with, and it’s just astounding!

But they’re ALWAYS out front with the, ‘That’s OLD news’ gambit.

I sure wish our side was HALF as smart as they are!


9 posted on 01/21/2019 3:26:14 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin ( "Why can't you be more like Lloyd Braun?")
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To: alarm rider; Alex1977; at bay; Babsig; BILL_C; bnelson44; Califreak; ColdOne; DesScorp; G.Love; ...
Okay Graham, let's GO!

A suggestion, arrange the inquiries in order based on when the statute of limitations kick in. We absolutely cannot let these criminals get away.

Lindsey
Graham
ping!

Want on or off Linda's fav ping list? Just FReepmail me.


10 posted on 01/21/2019 3:27:50 PM PST by upchuck (Bruce Jenner is still a man. Homosexuality is still sin. The culture may change. The Bible does not.)
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To: yesthatjallen

“Graham, a close ally of President Trump’s”

like the sudden collapse of the Soviet Empire, thought I never live to see a statement like the above ... but both events have made me REALLY, REALLY, REALLY happy!


11 posted on 01/21/2019 3:30:18 PM PST by catnipman ((Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!))
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To: yesthatjallen

Lindsey,

If you get an invite for a picnic at Ft. Marcy Park, DON’T GO!

It’s a TRICK!


12 posted on 01/21/2019 3:32:41 PM PST by TomGuy
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To: yesthatjallen

Lookout Linda.....the LEFTISTS WILL EXPOSE YOU!! Your ONLY DEFENSE WILL BE TO BE CLOSER TO TRUMP!!


13 posted on 01/21/2019 3:33:44 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Hoosier-Daddy

LOL exactly


14 posted on 01/21/2019 3:35:19 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: BipolarBob
I say let’s poke that hornets nest. I’m game.

Use a drum of Tannerite on it, if only to see what shakes loose.

15 posted on 01/21/2019 3:38:24 PM PST by Charles Martel (Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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To: shelterguy

Not fresh news like Kavanaughs high school days!


16 posted on 01/21/2019 3:39:46 PM PST by spudville
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To: Charles Martel

That would blow it up real good!


17 posted on 01/21/2019 3:40:43 PM PST by spudville
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To: yesthatjallen

sauce for the goose, **tches.


18 posted on 01/21/2019 3:42:34 PM PST by JohnBrowdie
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To: yesthatjallen

Faking Reports so you can target and remove a President ?


19 posted on 01/21/2019 3:45:06 PM PST by butlerweave
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To: yesthatjallen

Wondering how much support Lindsey will have from other Republicans on the committee? He’ll need it to accomplish what needs to be done.


20 posted on 01/21/2019 3:45:59 PM PST by Will88 (The only people opposing voter ID are those benefiting from voter fraud.)
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