South Fulton Today

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has been ordered to appear before a special grand jury in Atlanta that is probing whether former President Donald Trump and some of his supporters discarded laws while pushing to reverse his 2020 general election loss in Georgia.

In a recent report by Fox 5 Atlanta, Graham said he will go as far as he needs to go and do whatever needs to be done to ensure people like him can do their jobs “without fear” of being pursued by a county prosecutor.

"I was chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and had to vote on certifying an election," Graham said. "This is ridiculous. This weaponization of the law needs to stop."

According to the report, lawyers for Graham insist that his status as a Senator provided him immunity from having to appear before the special grand jury and are pushing to have United States District Judge, Leigh Martin May, quash the subpoena.

Fulton County District Attorney, Fani Willis, first took legal action early last year, seating a special grand jury with subpoena power at her request. Since then, Willis has filed petitions seeking to compel testimony from at least seven Trump advisers and associates, Fox 5 reported.

Authorities have indicated they wish to question Graham concerning phone calls he made to Georgia Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger and his staff in the weeks following the election. During these calls, Willis claims Graham questioned Raffensperger and his staff about “reexamining certain absentee ballots cast in Georgia” to “explore the possibility of a more favorable outcome” for Trump.