Lawyers for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C) said he will fight the subpoena issued by a grand jury in Georgia investigating efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the election in the state.
Graham’s attorneys Bart Daniel and Matt Austin said the subpoena for their client’s testimony from a Fulton County grand jury is “all politics” and a “fishing expedition.”
“Fulton County is engaged in a fishing expedition and working in concert with the Jan. 6 Committee in Washington. Any information from an interview or deposition with Sen. Graham would immediately be shared with the Jan. 6 Committee,” the lawyers said in a statement. “Senator Graham plans to go to court, challenge the subpoena, and expects to prevail.”
Fulton Country District Attorney Fani Willis is investigating a phone call Graham made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in November of 2020. According to Raffensperger, Graham asked him about whether he had the power to reject certain absentee ballots, which Raffensperger interpreted as a suggestion to toss out legally cast votes.
The subpoena says Graham “possesses unique knowledge” of the substance of the calls, “the circumstances surrounding his decision to make the calls” and the logistics of setting up the calls. It also states Graham has knowledge about any coordination of the calls with the Trump campaign and “other known and unknown individuals involved in the multi-state, coordinated efforts to influence the results of the November 2020 election in Georgia and elsewhere,” according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
