South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham's appearance before Georgia's Fulton County grand jury regarding an election probe into former President Trump was delayed again.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Sept. 13, 2022, in Washington.
It read,"Today, the Supreme Court confirmed that the Constitution's Speech or Debate Clause applies here. They also affirmed that Senator Graham may return to the District Court if the District Attorney tries to ask questions about his constitutionally protected activities. The Senator's legal team intends to engage with the District Attorney s office on next steps to ensure respect for this constitutional immunity.
Fulton County Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis poses for a photo in her office in Atlanta, Jan. 4, 2022.Willis had been ramping up the probe ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, anticipating an announcement by former President Trump that he would run for a second term in 2024. The district attorney initially opened her investigation shortly after a recording of a January 2021 phone call between Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger was made public. In that call, Trump suggested Raffensperger could"find" the votes needed to overturn his narrow loss to Democrat Joe Biden.Willis wants to question Graham about two phone calls he made to Raffensperger and his staff in the weeks following the election.
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