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BumRushDaShow

(126,616 posts)
Tue Oct 8, 2019, 02:03 PM Oct 2019

Graham says he will invite Rudy Giuliani to speak to Senate Judiciary Committee on Ukraine

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said on Tuesday that he plans to invite Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, to speak to the committee about Ukraine.

In a series of tweets, Graham, a South Carolina Republican, wrote, "Have heard on numerous occasions disturbing allegations by @RudyGiuliani about corruption in Ukraine and the many improprieties surrounding the firing of former Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin."
"Given the House of Representatives' behavior, it is time for the Senate to inquire about corruption and other improprieties involving Ukraine," he wrote, adding, "Therefore I will offer to Mr. Giuliani the opportunity to come before the Senate Judiciary Committee to inform the committee of his concerns."

In response to a request for comment on Graham's announcement, Giuliani told CNN, "Love Lindsey, but I am still a lawyer and I will have to deal with privilege." But Giuliani added, "Given the nature of his invitation about my concerns I might be able to do it without discussing privileged information."
House Democrats are pursuing an impeachment investigation into the President and his contacts with Ukraine, triggered by a whistleblower complaint alleging that Trump attempted to "solicit interference from a foreign country" in the 2020 election and labeling Giuliani as a "central figure" in the controversy.

House Democrats have subpoenaed Giuliani for documents related to Ukraine as part of their impeachment inquiry.
Graham, a former critic turned Trump ally, has emerged as a fierce defender of the President over the Ukraine matter.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/08/politics/rudy-giuliani-lindsey-graham-ukraine/index.html



Most of the articles out there are referencing his tweets on this -



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Lindsey Graham

@LindseyGrahamSC

Have heard on numerous occasions disturbing allegations by @RudyGiuliani about corruption in Ukraine and the many improprieties surrounding the firing of former Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin.

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Lindsey Graham

@LindseyGrahamSC
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Replying to @LindseyGrahamSC @RudyGiuliani

Given the House of Representatives’ behavior, it is time for the Senate to inquire about corruption and other improprieties involving Ukraine.

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Lindsey Graham

@LindseyGrahamSC

Therefore I will offer to Mr. Giuliani the opportunity to come before the Senate Judiciary Committee to inform the committee of his concerns.

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Graham says he will invite Rudy Giuliani to speak to Senate Judiciary Committee on Ukraine (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 OP
Lindsey, Kamala has questions. irisblue Oct 2019 #1
I look forward to Senator Harris crossing rudy Gothmog Oct 2019 #2
Like trying to nail slime to the wall. Barr is a slug (apologies to real slugs.) erronis Oct 2019 #9
This fascist lie hasn't spread far enough, so Graham will bring him & assist in the lie. lark Oct 2019 #3
Desperate to create a distraction awesomerwb1 Oct 2019 #4
Kamala Harris...... SergeStorms Oct 2019 #5
Someone will try to take over from Harris: "And still she persisted..." erronis Oct 2019 #10
So he will be invited to the senate and not go to the house..................... turbinetree Oct 2019 #6
He can "not go" to the House all he wants BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #8
Wow! BlueMTexpat Oct 2019 #7
Don't see it happening. GulfCoast66 Oct 2019 #11
Rudy's like Trump, he will blurt out the truth DeminPennswoods Oct 2019 #12
Weren't they just talking a week ago, about going over to Ukraine to try and get their hands on the politicaljunkie41910 Oct 2019 #13

lark

(22,941 posts)
3. This fascist lie hasn't spread far enough, so Graham will bring him & assist in the lie.
Tue Oct 8, 2019, 02:08 PM
Oct 2019

He's doing drumpfs bidding in trying to dirty Biden with drumpfs made up horseshit.

SergeStorms

(18,758 posts)
5. Kamala Harris......
Tue Oct 8, 2019, 02:22 PM
Oct 2019

will make Trumps lying mouthpiece burst into tears. Either that or he'll start speaking in tongues and treat the Senators to his unique style of word salad. He'll wilt under Harris's questioning.

erronis

(14,853 posts)
10. Someone will try to take over from Harris: "And still she persisted..."
Tue Oct 8, 2019, 05:54 PM
Oct 2019

Yeah, Kamala. Keep on persisting!!!

turbinetree

(24,606 posts)
6. So he will be invited to the senate and not go to the house.....................
Tue Oct 8, 2019, 03:24 PM
Oct 2019

bring your clubs and score card.......................I hear this graham character plays golf with a traitor very weekend...............trying to serve up mulligans

BumRushDaShow

(126,616 posts)
8. He can "not go" to the House all he wants
Tue Oct 8, 2019, 03:35 PM
Oct 2019

and then that just gets added on as an obstruction of Congress Article of Impeachment.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
11. Don't see it happening.
Tue Oct 8, 2019, 06:13 PM
Oct 2019

He would be under oath. Since everything he says is a lie he would either have to tell the truth, plead the 5th or lie under oath.

He knows that if he lies he would be prosecuted when a Democratic President is swore in.

DeminPennswoods

(15,240 posts)
12. Rudy's like Trump, he will blurt out the truth
Tue Oct 8, 2019, 07:49 PM
Oct 2019

while answering questions, not even necessarily questions from Dems. He rarely appears on any network but Fox News and even in that friendly environment, usually blurts out incriminating stuff.

politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)
13. Weren't they just talking a week ago, about going over to Ukraine to try and get their hands on the
Tue Oct 8, 2019, 08:32 PM
Oct 2019

Ukrainian's Power Plant so they can steal their resources and money from them. I guess Lindsey Graham doesn't want to miss out on his opportunity to join the other GOP robber barrons and missing out on their chance to rob the Ukrainians blind.

We already know that Guiliani has already scouted out the place and set his sites on it, as has other members of the thieverous, soul-less members of the GOP who see Ukraine and their resources as ripe pickins.

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