"The conversation was about absentee ballots and Georgia's procedures," Graham's attorneys wrote. The attorneys contended that Graham "did not inject himself into Georgia's electoral process, and never tried to alter the outcome of any election." "Senator Graham has been concerned about election security and ensuring that absentee voting procedures are secure long before the 2020 election," Graham's attorneys wrote. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., listens during a hearing on the fiscal year 2023 budget for the FBI in Washington, on May 25, 2022. Graham's attorneys argued in their motion that his conversations with Raffensperger fall within the "legislative sphere," because his calls related to his responsibilities as then-chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Graham has acknowledged the phone calls in the past and dismissed any allegations of wrongdoing, telling "Face the Nation" in January that he "asked about how the system worked when it came to mail-in voting, balloting." President Joe Biden won Georgia by just under 12,000 votes, or 0.5%. Prosecutors alleged in Graham's subpoena that he spoke to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger after the 2020 election and questioned him "about reexamining certain absentee ballots cast in Georgia in order to explore the possibility of a more favorable outcome" for Trump. Graham's reply to Willis is due on July 19, and the first hearing in the matter is schedule for July 20, Willis' office has until the end of the day on July 18 to respond to Graham's motion. In issuing a stay of the subpoena Wednesday, Judge Henry Herlong Jr. Graham's subpoena calls for him to be available to appear before the special grand jury in less than three weeks, on Aug. The others subpoenaed included former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and campaign attorneys Cleta Mitchell, Kenneth Chesebro and Jenna Ellis.
District Court in South Carolina in an effort to avoid testifying about Trump's efforts to overturn the state's 2020 election results.Įarlier this month, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis subpoenaed the Republican senator and several other Trump allies, seeking to compel them to testify before a special grand jury this summer. Graham filed a motion earlier Wednesday in the U.S. Lindsey Graham in a Georgia special grand jury investigation into former President Donald Trump's behavior after losing the 2020 election. A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily halted a subpoena demanding testimony from South Carolina Sen.
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