The Week reports:
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) just spent more than 40 minutes tearing into the FBI for its handling of the 2016 investigation into Russian election interference.
Graham said FBI agents were “biased” against President Trump and questioned whether the agency had selected its top individuals. Graham did say he respects the FBI as a whole, but is still troubled by Horowitz’s report.
Several observers noted that during his oration, Graham didn’t mention that Horowitz — despite finding several issues with the probe — also concluded that it was justified and free from political bias when launched.
Lindsey Graham co-sponsored a bill in 2017 to make the expansion of warrantless wiretapping provisions within FISA permanent, but welcome to Civil Liberties Town, I guess https://t.co/HTkCzjFC29 https://t.co/d2fDxeeGC6
— Jane Coaston (@cjane87) December 11, 2019
He omits the determination that none of this influenced the decisions. He is deliberately misleading the public as usual
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) December 11, 2019
I’m not watching the cockamamie Senate hearing on the Inspector General report largely because I wrote a book called PROOF OF COLLUSION that makes every word out of Lindsey Graham’s mouth a war crime against the truth
If you want to know what really happened the book’s on Amazon
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) December 11, 2019
.@LindseyGrahamSC is yet again putting on a dramatic performance for the Washington establishment at the expense of addressing the dire needs of the people of South Carolina. https://t.co/NTlm4WcOmV
— Jaime Harrison (@harrisonjaime) December 11, 2019
Lindsey Graham literally said there was *no defensive briefing* of Donald Trump, and within 30 seconds he was asking Horowitz about the “defensive briefing” of Donald Trump. This is like *Twin Peaks*, Jesus.
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) December 11, 2019
Watching @LindseyGrahamSC beating the FBI’s scrotum like a speedbag on live TV is excellent entertainment. #shampeachment
— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) December 11, 2019
What about when you tweeted this #LindseyGraham pic.twitter.com/ENtUrvB6eh
— Matthew Boutross (@BoutrossGhali) December 11, 2019
Lindsey Graham is a liar and a traitor. Whatever Trump has on him must be good.
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) December 11, 2019
Just watched all of the Lindsey Graham opening statement. It was a 0 on the Kavanaugh Scale but its gaslighting octane level was 93.
— Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) December 11, 2019