Lindsey Graham agreed with Trump today when asked about Trump’s tweet calling the House “impeachment inquiry” a “lynching”:
Sen. Lindsey Graham: "This is a sham. This is a joke. I'm going to let the whole world know that if we were doing this to a Democratic president, you would be all over me right now… This is a lynching in every sense. This is un-American." https://t.co/XLB6He9AAU pic.twitter.com/g4i0jVg48X
— The Hill (@thehill) October 22, 2019
These are short clips, but the video continues here…
Senator Lindsay Graham on Donald Trump’s tweet comparing impeachment process to #lynching “Yes, this is a lynching and in every sense this is un-American” pic.twitter.com/yedjHLsC0I
— Sonia Dridi (@Sonia_Dridi) October 22, 2019
And lastly…
@LindseyGrahamSC on #lynching “African-Americans were lynched, other people have been lynched throughout History (…) that’s exactly what’s going on in the US House of Representatives right now”. pic.twitter.com/tYiHF4EnBi
— Sonia Dridi (@Sonia_Dridi) October 22, 2019
Here’s more from The Hill:
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday said President Trump is absolutely right to call the House impeachment process a “lynching.”
“This is a lynching in every sense. This is un-American,” Graham said to reporters.
“I’ve never seen a situation in my lifetime as a lawyer where somebody is accused of a major misconduct who cannot confront the accuser, call witnesses on her behalf and have the discussion in the light of day so the public can judge,” he said.
Graham backed up the president, saying, “I think that’s pretty well accurate.”
“I think lynching is being seen as somebody taking the law in their own hands and out to get somebody for no good reason,” he said.
Asked if he could understand why African Americans would be offended by the comparison, Graham stood his ground.
“Yes, African Americans have [been] lynched. Other people have been lynched throughout history. What does lynching mean? That a mob grabs you, they don’t give you a chance to defend yourself, they don’t tell you what happened to you, they just destroy you. That’s exactly what’s happening in the United States House of Representatives right now,” he said.
“In every sense, this is a mob taking over the rule of law. This is fundamentally un-American and until it changes, I will fight back as hard as I can,” he said of House Democrats.
I think Graham is right, as I indicated earlier this morning. The question remains, though, when is Graham going to take action in the Senate as he promised? Last I checked, Graham said he would call Volker to testify if House Democrats refused to release the transcript of Volker’s testimony.