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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRaw 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."
/snip
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.
/snip/
"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
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ck4829
(36,607 posts)1. "Law and order"/"tough on crime" everybody
2naSalit
(95,215 posts)3. Buzzwerds...
He's got a million of 'em.
2naSalit
(95,215 posts)2. As with...
Many of his statements in his career as a tool, this will likely come back to bite him.
surfered
(4,879 posts)4. After attempting an insurrection and stealing classified documents, then hiding them in the face of a subpoena.
this additional law breaking is insignificant.
BoRaGard
(3,988 posts)5. Of course not. You, little lindsey, are on-board with the G.O.P. fascism.
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Irish_Dem
(63,756 posts)6. When someone is intoxicated 24/7, nothing worries them.