After South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham advised president Donald Trumpβs son not to comply with a congressional subpoena and to exercise his Fifth Amendment rights if he does agree to testify, #LindseyGrahamResign began trending on Twitter on Tuesday.
On Monday, Graham, also known as Trumpβs favorite pair of Hanes, told a group of reporters that Donald Trump Jr. shouldnβt answer questions posed by the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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βYou just show up and plead the Fifth and itβs over with,β said the Republican senator, according to the New York Times. And because Graham wasnβt done entertaining his audience of one, he added that Trump Jr.βs lawyer would βhave to be an idiotβ if he let the presidentβs oldest, and arguably dumbest, son testify.
According to The Slate, βTrump Jr. was subpoenaed as part of the Senate Intelligence Committeeβs investigation into Russian election interference. The presidentβs namesake backed out of two scheduled interviews ahead of time, leading to the subpoena.β
On Sunday, Graham told Fox Business that Trump Jr. should ignore the subpoena.
βIf I were Donald Trump Jr.βs lawyer, I would tell him he doesnβt need to go back into this environment anymore,β Graham said. βYouβve been here for hours and hours and hours. ...Iβd call it a day.β
At this point, Trump must be holding a file on Graham as long as a giraffeβs neck because the South Carolina senator just canβt stop bending over backwards while holding the presidentβs castanets.
The Slate notes that shortly after Grahamβs treasonous comments, βSuper PAC The Democratic Coalition began tweeting the hashtag #LindseyGrahamResignβ and by Tuesday morning, the phrase began trending on social media, garnering about 52,800 tweets.
Lindsey Graham isnβt going to resign but itβs still a fun hashtag. In fact, expect Graham to continue to double down on his unbridled love for the president, because thatβs the only way he can keep whatever the president is holding against him safe.
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