Supreme Court denies Lindsey Graham appeal to block subpoena in election subversion case
The court agreed that Graham can be required to provide testimony to a grand jury about matters that aren’t related to his official congressional work.
The Supreme Court has denied Sen. Lindsey Graham’s emergency bid to block a subpoena from Atlanta-area prosecutors investigating Donald Trump’s effort to subvert the 2020 election.
The court, with no noted dissent, agreed that Graham can be required to provide testimony to a grand jury about matters that aren’t related to his official congressional work. Anything on his legislative business would be off limits, the high court’s order said.
Prosecutors in Fulton County have emphasized that they don’t plan to question Graham about his legislative work but are probing Graham’s December 2020 phone calls to Georgia state officials amid a recount and legal challenges by Trump.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has characterized Graham’s outreach as an effort to influence the course of the recount in the state. But Graham has claimed he made the calls as part of an informal investigation meant to inform his legislative responsibilities. He contends that any effort by prosecutors to probe these calls would be a violation of the constitutional protections afforded to federal lawmakers.
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The Supreme Court has denied Lindsey Graham’s emergency bid to block a subpoena from Atlanta-area prosecutors investigating Donald Trump’s effort to subvert the 2020 election. https://t.co/4WdQbKD2vU
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