Ted Lieu: Bring it on! Graham ready to subpoena for Trump wiretap information

[flamingdem]

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Washington (CNN)Sen. Lindsey Graham said Wednesday he is ready to subpoena the intelligence agencies for evidence that would prove President Donald Trump's claims that he was wiretapped last year by then-President Barack Obama.

Asked by CNN if he would subpoena for any evidence, the South Carolina Republican said, "Yes."

"All I can say is that the country needs an answer to this. The current President has accused the former President of basically wiretapping his campaign," Graham said, one day after he joined Trump for a one-on-one lunch at the White House.

Graham and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Island Democrat, sent a letter to FBI Director James Comey and the acting deputy attorney general Wednesday, requesting any information regarding Trump's claims.

"We request that the Department of Justice provide us copies of any warrant applications and court orders — redacted as necessary to protect intelligence sources and methods that may be compromised by disclosure, and to protect any ongoing investigations — related to wiretaps of President Trump, the Trump Campaign, or Trump Tower," Graham and Whitehouse wrote.
The Trump administration has declined to provide any information about Trump's allegations since the President tweeted them last Saturday. Obama's former aides have completely denied Trump's claims, and sources told CNN Obama himself was exasperated after learning of the accusations.
Ranking member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Mark Warner, was among four senators who met with the CIA to see "raw intel" related to Russia' meddling in the US election.

"In many ways we've got even more questions now," the Virginia Democrat told reporters. "We've got more information we've got to get access to."
Asked about whether he'd seen evidence related to Trump's claims, Warner responded, "Of course we'll follow the information, we're going to follow the truth but what we have right now is ... an accusal with absolutely ... no basis in fact that anyone from the Intel community or even anybody in the staff in the White House has laid out."

[matt819]

1. Proving a negative

You can't. It should be up to der drumpfenfuhrer to prove he has been tsped

[notdarkyet]

9. Yep. Tired of chasing unicorns. We still haven't found the three

Million illegal votes,. Found only two by the republican in co. Why are the republicans letting him get away with all this? I'm tired of hearing the "scared of his tweets excuse". I want to take them all to a week retreat in the wilderness and erase the brain washing from fux. It's a cult 💣💣

[C_U_L8R]

2. More Republican theatrics?

I don't believe or trust any of these GOP creeps.
They lie to your face.

[Johonny]

3. It feels like dark times when I like things Lindsey Graham are doing

He must really hate Trump...

[OliverQ]

4. Nah, I don't think he does. He cares more about fake allegations than Russia.

[King_Klonopin]

6. Right. He's giving Trump's lies credibility and assisting him in distracting from Russians. nt

[Scarsdale]

5. Father in law

Mrs. tRump's parents live at tRump Tower. He was an official in the Communist Party in their home country. Is HE the one the FBI is after? Is HE the connection between tRump and Russia? How did he get a visa?

[tavernier]

7. I have always thought that there is more to malaria

than anyone knows when it comes to the Russian connection.

[calimary]

12. Maybe Paul Manafort? He was living in Trump Tower as early as 2006.

[RainAndMoreRain]

8. Have You Thanked Russia Yet Lindsey?

For helping your party with your "victories".....

[calimary]

11. Welcome to DU, RainAndMoreRain!

No kidding. They're ALL illegitimate, to me. If they were helped to their victory because of Russian intervention, they're illegitimate. ANYBODY who got "special" help for his/her "victories" is SUSPECT. That's an ill-gotten gain, and it renders them completely illegitimate.

Btw - your screen name makes it sound like you're from California or some other area that's gotten a lot of rain lately. Looks like our rainy season here in CA may be letting up, by now. But we got enough to ease the drought, at least for now anyway.

[calimary]

10. Subpoena the tax returns.

Then I'll be impressed.