Graham Says He Plans To ‘Deep Six’ Trial | Talking Points Memo

Enough, already.

Although President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) are still at odds over how to approach the Senate impeachment trial, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) seems to have made up his mind.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1267981
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Patience, my little grosshopper.

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Let’s Get This Whole Impeachment Thing Over With Already!

As Nancy Smash wields her mighty hammer over the GOP’s head…

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“We can look at the Biden affair outside of impeachment.”

“At least until 2021,” he continued, “when we’re gonna tie up the entire Biden presidency with this crap.”

(Narrator: “There IS no ‘Biden affair’.”)

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“What I would like to see happen for this thing to get over as soon as possible,” Graham said. “I don’t want to give it any legitimacy because it is a crock. I trusted Mueller, who is an outside entity, to look at all things Trump and Russia. He did for two years and took no action. Every impeachment except this one has been conducted by outside counsel.”

my order is awfully late.

“Let the House managers present their case. Let the President’s lawyers comment on the House case. Then vote,” Graham said. “I don’t have any desire to call the Vice President. I don’t have any desire to call Pompeo, Hunter Biden or Joe Biden. We can look at the Biden affair outside of impeachment. My goal is to end this as soon as possible for the good of the country. It’s a danger to the presidency to legitimize this,” he said.

nervously eying Google

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New rule: anyone bum-rushing the fact checkers, shouldn’t be considered a serious person.

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Trying to defend Trump,lie for Trump and kissing Trump’s ass is wearing me down.

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Let’s Get This Whole Impeachment Thing Over With Already!

This should have been the attitude of the GOP from the beginning. Not making asses of themselves splitting hairs and throwing conspiracy theories.

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“noodles, I’m free!!!” (closes Google)

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So, House Republicans are complaining that no witnesses are being called by the Judiciary, but the Senate Republicans aren’t going to call any witnesses either, just have a couple lawyers present evidence and then vote? I guess that shouldn’t surprise anyone, a fair hearing of the evidence, and witnesses testifying that the House wasn’t allowed to call, would make Trump’s guilt even more evident. It’s to their benefit to give it all short shrift, yelling about all their nonsense to overwhelm the facts and evidence.

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graham is going to need some tender loving care after this ordeal is over.
Some sunshine, A little golf, some massages from illegal aliens along with a whole bunch of free hamberders.
Mar a lago awaits you.

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I thought we already had a rule that any senator named Lindsey Graham was not a serious person.

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That’ll work too.

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“What I would like to see happen is for this thing to get over as soon as possible.”

That’s a phrase Graham probably hears a lot, after hours.

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When you don’t have the facts on your side, resort to histrionics. Pathetic, Lindsey.

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Re: Graham’s Mueller comments

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Smart. Mueller frustrated a whole fucking lot of people.

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The bluster is in an inverse to the actual strength of Graham’s position.

In my Boy Scout days (Jr. High) it worked for Merit Badge competitions between different Troops**. If I recall correctly, it worked in Little League too.

**Usually the Scoutmaster would tell us to go easy on account of parents

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I can’t stop looking at that photo of Graham with his mouth wide open:

(i) His eyes are wide shut, figuratively.
(ii) You can catch a fly with your mouth open that wide, literally.

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Your feelings are always in such great flux, mon petit abruti. You are indeed a man of many faeces

Last month, Graham told Fox News host Sean Hannity that he “will not accept a trial in the Senate” until the identity of the whistleblower whose complaint sparked the impeachment inquiry is revealed.

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