Lindsey Graham asks court to agree he's too important to testify in Georgia election investigation

Sen. Lindsey Graham is challenging a subpoena to testify before a Fulton County, Georgia, special grand jury investigating attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state. Graham’s legal objections to the subpoena basically boil down to “Suck it, I’m a U.S. senator,” although, of course, more legal verbiage is involved.

The investigation is being conducted by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, seeking answers on whether Donald Trump or any of his allies broke the law as they tried to get the results of the election reversed. Graham made at least two phone calls to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger or his staff, asking them to take another look at absentee ballots “to explore the possibility of a more favorable outcome for former President Donald Trump,” Willis wrote in a court filing.

A Fulton County judge previously ordered Graham to testify, but he’s trying to get his objection moved to a federal court.

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