Lindsey Graham said Democrats accepted 'foreign influence' when they paid for the Christopher Steele dossier
South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham acknowledged foreign influence is a problem in U.S. elections, but defended President Donald Trump by accusing Democrats of also paying a foreign individual to obtain information on their political opponents.
Speaking to reporters Thursday, Graham said it was a"mistake" for Trump to have admitted he was open to accepting"dirt" provided by foreign governments, but hedged against actually rebuking the president, saying that all public officials should reject any foreign help and immediately report such information to the FBI.
Lindsey Graham said Democrats accepted"foreign influence" when they paid for the Christopher Steele dossier."First, I believe that it should be practice for all public officials who are contacted by a foreign government with an offer of assistance to their campaign — either directly or indirectly — to inform the FBI and reject the offer," Graham tweeted Thursday.
Graham was responding to Trump's interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos Wednesday in which the president said there"isn't anything wrong with listening" to a foreign government such as China or Russia if they have negative information about a 2020 Democratic rival.He continued,"If I thought there was something wrong, I'd go maybe to the FBI — if I thought there was something wrong.
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