Lindsey Graham sells out Jeff Sessions

[FM123]

(CNN)For those waiting for a profile in courage to emerge from Republicans in Congress after President Donald Trump was implicated by his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen, who pleaded guilty to eight criminal counts, stop holding your breath. Sen. Lindsey Graham, formerly one of Trump's harshest critics, just paved the way for the post-midterm election fate of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, telling reporters on Capitol Hill that Trump is "entitled to an attorney general he has faith in."

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Why does this matter? Because, along with Sens. John McCain, Bob Corker, Jeff Flake and a handful of others, Graham has been one of the last bastions of sanity and accountability in the Republican caucus. As recently as last summer, Graham said there would be "holy hell to pay" if Trump fired Sessions.

What is with the about face? It is hard to say. There is an ongoing fear in the Republican Party about unsettling Trump's loyal base. But Graham isn't up for re-election until 2020. Does Trump or someone else have something on him? Hard to say.

But whatever the reason, the formerly outspoken critic of Trump's disrespect for law enforcement and the rule of law, and cozy relationship with Russia, just retired from the service of sounding the alarm. And as a result it will be easier for other Republicans to also defend Trump's desire to fire Sessions.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/23/opinions/lindsey-graham-sells-out-jeff-sessions/index.html

[atreides1]

1. Lindsey Graham sold out...

...the moment John McCain was no longer in the same building!!!

[democratisphere]

2. Somebody has a load of sh't on LG.

Wonder who and what it is?!

[leftynyc]

7. My guesses are Russia

and a young boy.

[democratisphere]

9. Yep. Something like that.

[GoCubsGo]

3. Graham has got to be compromised, as well.

From what I understand, his campaign has taken Russian money. He's likely terrified that they're going to expose the things people have long suspected about him.

[JaneQPublic]

13. CNN: Russians hacked Graham's email

https://www.cnn.com/2016/12/14/politics/lindsey-graham-hacking-russia-donald-trump/index.html

Perhaps Trump is using blackmail info he got from Vlad to use Carrot and Stick approach on Lindsey: Be good, and I'll make you the next AG; Be bad, and I'll release emails showing why you never had need for a wife.

[GoCubsGo]

14. The ridiculous part of that is that we constituents have long suspected why.

Just like we knew about Essie Mae Washington, Sperm Thurmond's black daughter, long before the information hit the newswires. The people he's afraid will find out already know, and they keep voting for him anyway. You have to wonder what else he might be afraid of.

[JaneQPublic]

15. So true. (nt)

[jcgoldie]

4. "Formerly outspoken critic"

Seems quite a bit stronger than limp noodle Graham has ever been on Trump.

[Angry Dragon]

5. Lindsey looking out for Lindsey

[oasis]

6. Graham never had much of a spine, but there's more to his

recent alignment with Traitor🇷🇺Trump than meets the eye.

[Sherman A1]

8. Agreed

Nail meets hammer 🔨. You are entirely correct.

[dalton99a]

10. The only reason Graham hasn't stabbed John McCain in the back is because McCain is still alive

Lindsey Graham is an unprincipled, soulless, treacherous attention whore

[raccoon]

11. "Does Trump or someone else have something on him? " Undoubtedly. nt

[JHB]

12. "Russia Hacked 'Older' Republican Emails, FBI Director Says"

From January 10, 2017 (which feels like a bajillion years ago):
https://www.wired.com/2017/01/russia-hacked-older-republican-emails-fbi-director-says/

WIRED
Author: Andy Greenberg

Russia Hacked 'Older' Republican Emails, FBI Director Says

Since hackers stole emails from the Democratic National Committee and dispersed them across the internet last summer, the world has waited for a parallel leak of Republican secrets. Now on the other side of the election, that second reveal still hasn't materialized. But FBI director James Comey has now told Congress new details of the Republican prong of those political intrusions, which US intelligence now believe were carried out by the Russian government: The attackers penetrated GOP organizations, and also stole Republican National Committee emails, albeit ones less current than those stolen from the DNC.

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That Russian hackers did penetrate some Republican servers but never leaked that information was one factor that led US intelligence agencies to conclude that the Kremlin's hacking operation was expressly intended to help elect Donald Trump, according to director of national intelligence James Clapper.

"Does the [intelligence community]'s conclusion that the Russians sought to assist President-elect Trump’s campaign depend on an assessment, then, that the Russians covertly collected information primarily from Democratic sources but some Republican sources as well, but only chose to release the derogatory information from the Democratic sources?" asked Senator Susan Collins.

"That's correct," answered DNI Clapper.

[FM123]

17. Please post that in new thread, I think it's important!

If Trumpy is holding derogatory info over the "older repubs" that would explain a lot. A lot!

[2naSalit]

16. Compromised...

He should be swept up in the corruption dragnet that is in the planning stages right now.

[Achilleaze]

18. Very strange how republican Lindsey suddenly flipped

no republican integrity or honor at all. Somebody has something on him.