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Dennis Donovan

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Sun Jan 26, 2025, 10:45 AM Jan 26

Raw Story: 'Not really worried': Lindsey Graham admits Trump broke law to hire 'loyalists' watchdogs

Raw Story - 'Not really worried': Lindsey Graham admits Trump broke law to hire 'loyalists' watchdogs

David Edwards
January 26, 2025 10:11AM ET

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) suggested Republican lawmakers would do nothing after admitting that President Donald Trump violated the law when he fired over a dozen inspectors general.

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"On Friday night, President Trump removed, as you know, 18 independent inspectors general," NBC host Kristen Welker told Graham on Sunday. "What do you say to those who believe that President Trump is going to replace these watchdogs with loyalists?"

"It's not the first time people have come in and put their team in place," Graham replied dismissively. "So I'm not really worried about that."

"The law says he's supposed to do a 30 days' notice," Welker pressed. "He didn't do that. Do you think he violated the law?"

"Technically, yeah, but he has the authority to do it," Graham opined. "So I'm not, you know, losing a whole lot of sleep that he wants to change the personnel out."

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Raw Story: 'Not really worried': Lindsey Graham admits Trump broke law to hire 'loyalists' watchdogs (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Jan 26 OP
"Law and order"/"tough on crime" everybody ck4829 Jan 26 #1
Buzzwerds... 2naSalit Jan 26 #3
As with... 2naSalit Jan 26 #2
After attempting an insurrection and stealing classified documents, then hiding them in the face of a subpoena. surfered Jan 26 #4
Of course not. You, little lindsey, are on-board with the G.O.P. fascism. BoRaGard Jan 26 #5
When someone is intoxicated 24/7, nothing worries them. Irish_Dem Jan 26 #6

surfered

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4. After attempting an insurrection and stealing classified documents, then hiding them in the face of a subpoena.
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 10:51 AM
Jan 26

this additional law breaking is insignificant.

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