'I think it'd be a bad precedent to compel a former president to come before the congress,' Graham, a close ally of Trump's, told reporters on Capitol Hill.
Sen. Lindsey Graham shot down President Donald Trump's demand that his predecessor, former President Barack Obama, be called to testify before Congress.
"I think it'd be a bad precedent to compel a former president to come before the Congress," Graham, a close ally of Trump's, told reporters on Capitol Hill. Trump had tweeted earlier Thursday morning that, "If I were a Senator or Congressman, the first person I would call to testify about the biggest political crime and scandal in the history of the USA, by FAR, is former President Obama. He knew EVERYTHING."
When a reporter at the White House on Monday asked what crime Trump was accusing Obama of committing, the president did not specify.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
President Trump 'delusional' to think COVID-19 will just go away: Sen. Tammy DuckworthSen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., joined ABC's 'The View' Tuesday to discuss the latest on the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic and the 2020 election.
Read more »
GOP lawmaker calls on Trump admin to provide more funding for states, criticizes McConnell's bankruptcy push'This is about survival,' Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin said. 'Some of these local municipalities are run by Republicans.'
Read more »
Republican voters give Trump and GOP governors cover to reopenA partisan divide over coronavirus has widened in POLITICO/Morning Consult polling over the past month, increasingly leaving Republican voters in the minority.
Read more »
Mitt Romney Plays Lone GOP Trump Critic, Coronavirus EditionAfter the senator broke with the president to say America’s testing record is “nothing to celebrate whatsoever,” Trump's media supporters are breaking out their anti-Romney playbook once again
Read more »
GOP senators get 'positive reception' from Trump on flexible aid to statesA handful of GOP senators met with President Trump and his senior aides at the White House this afternoon to discuss the coronavirus rescue package, and Sen. John Kennedy said when he described his legislation, he “got a very positive reception”
Read more »