Sen. Lindsey Graham a temporary legal victory by putting the brakes

A federal appeals court on Sunday gave Sen. Lindsey Graham a temporary legal victory by putting the

brakes on the Republican lawmaker's compliance with a subpoena from a Georgia grand jury looking into

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election meddling. In a two-page judgement, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to Graham's motion to

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stop the subpoena, noting that prosecutors must determine if the South Carolina senator is exempt from

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answering particular questions. The issue is Graham's role in attempting to influence Georgia election

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officials for the 2020 election. According to court filings submitted in support of the subpoena

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request, Graham called Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his staff twice in the weeks

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after the election to request further inspection of the absentee votes. Graham claims that when he contacted

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Georgia officials, he was acting legally as a legislator in accordance with the Constitution's speech

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and debate section. He has refuted accusations that he was forcing authorities to reject ballots,

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explaining that he was just trying to comprehend how other states review ballots.

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A federal appeals court on Sunday gave Sen. Lindsey Graham a temporary legal victory by putting the

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brakes on the Republican lawmaker's compliance with a subpoena from a Georgia grand jury looking into

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election meddling. In a two-page judgement, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to Graham's motion to

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stop the subpoena, noting that prosecutors must determine if the South Carolina senator is exempt from

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answering particular questions. The issue is Graham's role in attempting to influence Georgia election

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officials for the 2020 election. According to court filings submitted in support of the subpoena

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request, Graham called Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his staff twice in the weeks

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after the election to request further inspection of the absentee votes. Graham claims that when he contacted

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Georgia officials, he was acting legally as a legislator in accordance with the Constitution's speech

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and debate section. He has refuted accusations that he was forcing authorities to reject ballots,

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explaining that he was just trying to comprehend how other states review ballots.

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