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Thu Aug 4, 2022, 08:52 PM

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (88,265 posts)

Georgia prosecutor knocks Lindsey Graham's subpoena challenge

A Georgia prosecutor on Thursday hit back at Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) for challenging a subpoena to testify before the special grand jury investigating former President Trump’s election meddling attempts in the state.

In a Thursday court filing, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) said Graham’s challenge is “built on the shifting sands of erroneous legal arguments, inapplicable legal principles, and citations to caselaw that fail to support any legal point being made.”

Graham renewed his efforts to resist the subpoena earlier this week, asking the Georgia federal district court to expedite hearing his challenge.

His legal team argued in a court filing that the subpoena would set a precedent allowing “other county officials in locales across the country to impose similar burdens on federal officials, of whatever party, to the detriment of our federal government and the federalism that protects it from state and local interference.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/georgia-prosecutor-knocks-lindsey-graham-195919521.html

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18 replies	Author	Time	Post
Georgia prosecutor knocks Lindsey Graham's subpoena challenge (Original post)	Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin	Aug 4	OP
IF. YOU. HAVE. NOTHING. TO. HIDE...	Enter stage left	Aug 4	#1
This. +1000% nt	TigressDem	Aug 4	#2
EXACTLY!	Rebl2	Aug 4	#12
Uh-HUH!!!	calimary	Aug 4	#16
K&R K& R K&R K&R K& R K&R K&R K& R K&R	TigressDem	Aug 4	#3
And what law stop federal government officials from using their positions to	Baitball Blogger	Aug 4	#4
Sounds like he's trying to baffle them with bullshit	Bayard	Aug 4	#5
Please make Graham go	Cha	Aug 4	#6
Ole Lindsey has much to hide,	ProudMNDemocrat	Aug 4	#7
Everything trump touches dies. He has touched Lindsay's career.	BOSSHOG	Aug 4	#8
Linds, you are not being subpoenaed on a whim,	crickets	Aug 4	#9
Federalism doesn't protect you from being subpoenaed...	dchill	Aug 4	#10
It was an interesting point though.	plimsoll	Aug 4	#13
Yes. VERY important. To whom, I'm not sure.	dchill	Aug 5	#17
Willis can argue the reverse of his argument, that states should be free of federal officials'	ancianita	Aug 4	#11
Lindsey Grahams time may up.	flying_wahini	Aug 4	#14
hypocrite to the max.	SleeplessinSoCal	Aug 4	#15
You called THEM Lindsey. They are returning your call.	ZonkerHarris	Aug 5	#18

Response to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Aug 4, 2022, 08:57 PM

Enter stage left (2,686 posts)

1. IF. YOU. HAVE. NOTHING. TO. HIDE...

JUST GO TALK TO THEM.

Fucking traitorous coward.

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Thu Aug 4, 2022, 09:07 PM

TigressDem (2,816 posts)

2. This. +1000% nt

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Thu Aug 4, 2022, 10:48 PM

Rebl2 (7,905 posts)

12. EXACTLY!

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Thu Aug 4, 2022, 11:46 PM

calimary (70,201 posts)

16. Uh-HUH!!!

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Response to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Aug 4, 2022, 09:07 PM

TigressDem (2,816 posts)

3. K&R K& R K&R K&R K& R K&R K&R K& R K&R

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Response to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Aug 4, 2022, 09:30 PM

Baitball Blogger (43,475 posts)

4. And what law stop federal government officials from using their positions to

independently interfere with state and local proceedings?

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Thu Aug 4, 2022, 09:38 PM

Bayard (15,691 posts)

5. Sounds like he's trying to baffle them with bullshit

You know, not much different than his day job.

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Thu Aug 4, 2022, 09:46 PM

Cha (277,749 posts)

6. Please make Graham go

To court!

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Response to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Aug 4, 2022, 10:00 PM

ProudMNDemocrat (11,804 posts)

7. Ole Lindsey has much to hide,

Which is why his knickers are in such a bunch.

Fact of the matter is, he interfered in an election in another state on his Boss's behalf. And he is being held accountable for it.

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Response to ProudMNDemocrat (Reply #7)

Thu Aug 4, 2022, 10:19 PM

BOSSHOG (31,853 posts)

8. Everything trump touches dies. He has touched Lindsay's career.

Any person with integrity would gladly answer a subpoena.

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Thu Aug 4, 2022, 10:22 PM

crickets (22,196 posts)

9. Linds, you are not being subpoenaed on a whim,

nor is it "interference" to be asked to appear for questioning due to your own ill-considered behavior. If you want fewer subpoenas to head your way, next time don't flirt with election tampering, mmkay? Jackass.

I love Fani Willis' choice of Jefferson quotes at the end of the article. 👍

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Response to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Aug 4, 2022, 10:32 PM

dchill (32,768 posts)

10. Federalism doesn't protect you from being subpoenaed...

...Linds. It also doesn't insulate criminals from their crimes.

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Thu Aug 4, 2022, 10:51 PM

plimsoll (1,172 posts)

13. It was an interesting point though.

Considering how closely aligned the Constitutional Sherifs movement is to the GOP you have to say I don't think his problem is with it interfering with federalism, but interfering with him.

He's an important person after all. Just ask him.

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Fri Aug 5, 2022, 02:28 AM

dchill (32,768 posts)

17. Yes. VERY important. To whom, I'm not sure.

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Response to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Aug 4, 2022, 10:47 PM

ancianita (27,960 posts)

11. Willis can argue the reverse of his argument, that states should be free of federal officials'

interference in their election process and counting.

How rich. His phone call imposed a burden, as well.

His legal team argued ... that the subpoena would set a precedent allowing “other county officials in locales across the country to impose similar burdens on federal officials, ... to the detriment of our federal government and the federalism that protects it from state and local interference.”

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Thu Aug 4, 2022, 11:17 PM

flying_wahini (4,359 posts)

14. Lindsey Grahams time may up.

and not a moment too soon. Can’t wait to see him sweating the J6 questioning on live TV.

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Response to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Aug 4, 2022, 11:23 PM

SleeplessinSoCal (7,428 posts)

15. hypocrite to the max.

He was the one interfering in state business. He was being a crook on the behalf of a crook. He can't argue his 2ay out of that truth.

More proof of the electoral college being a disaster for democracy.

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Fri Aug 5, 2022, 04:01 AM

ZonkerHarris (21,040 posts)

18. You called THEM Lindsey. They are returning your call.

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