Graham: Campaign Finance Violations Have Never Been Used For Impeachment!

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Source: Talking Points Memo

By David Taintor
December 14, 2018 4:42 pm

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), a staunch supporter of President Trump, said Friday that Trump directing Michael Cohen to make hush-money payments could represent a campaign finance violation "in theory." But he cautioned Democrats against crying impeachment.


"Campaign finance violations have never been used to impeach anybody," Graham told Neil Cavuto on Fox News.

"If you think that this is worthy of impeachment in the House, go ahead," Graham said. "I think most Americans probably won't agree with you."

Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/lindsey-graham-trump-impeachment-campaign-finance

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Well asshole.....................Nixon had a slush fund from campaign funds, and you trying to bull shit about this, well, it's bull shit and a fucking lie.......... and you should be called out for this lie..................so fuck you......................... he got pardoned before he could be fucking indicted............................

https://www.nytimes.com/1974/12/09/archives/nixons-taped-remarks-onapparent-slush-fund-called-key-evidence-in.html

https://www.cnn.com/2012/02/04/politics/watergate-reform/index.html


November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough.........................

[Sanity Claws]

1. Yet he thought lying about consensual sex was reason for impeachment

They are all a bunch of fuckers

[NewJeffCT]

5. I'm pretty sure that had never been grounds for impeachment before, either

almost certain of it

[MiniMe]

36. It wasn't about the sex, it was about the lie

And how much money did Ken Starr spend to come up with Bupkis?

[Corgigal]

2. Graham is now corrupt.

We need to find out why.

[deurbano]

46. He and Nunes certainly appear to be compromised.

They go to such lengths to defend the indefensible.

[mpcamb]

52. I think that's the correct analysis. Nunes cryptic late night trip to the WH in March 2017,

and Graham's shameless pandering (hiding I'm not sure what... pictures, Russians, recordings).
All of it smells like roadkill and the 2nd day.

[KCDebbie]

3. Well, there's a first time for everything, Ms Graham...

[Iliyah]

4. STFU

GOPers and their amnesia only suits them. Fuck them. Assholes.

[bmpbmp]

6. Murder's never been used for impeachment either, but...

[Mme. Defarge]

29. You beat me to it!

[Canoe52]

42. +1

[mahina]

44. Came here to say this.

[htuttle]

7. No, but obstruction of justice has been

And Trump has done that dozens of times in public.

And one of the charges in Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial was 'Bringing disgrace and ridicule to the presidency'.

I think we got that one covered, too.

[appleannie1943]

8. Every time he opens his mouth I wonder what the Russians found on his computer.

That is when he turned on a dime and started building a protective wall around trump.

[apcalc]

10. exactly

[UpInArms]

27. This 👆🏼👆🏼

nt

[NurseJackie]

40. illegal porn?

[hlthe2b]

9. Neither has murder, you moron (Graham)

[The_Counsel]

11. Of Course, Lindsay. No Other President Has Been This Stupid Before.

Donald Trump truly IS a unique individual, isn't he...?

[YessirAtsaFact]

12. All of these guys are on the fence

They will talk tough for now but they know that more serious charges are coming.

[VMA131Marine]

13. Lindsay is leaning heavily on the law of small numbers here

There have only been two impeachments of US Presidents in US history and I'm pretty sure that there weren't any campaign finance laws in force when Andrew Johnson was President (not to mention that he became President as a result of Lincoln's assassination and did not run the election campaign).

That no President has been impeached on campaign finance violations is beside the point.

[cstanleytech]

14. Then amend the Constitution if you want to disallow it.

You do remember what the Constitution is right? It's that thing you and the other Repugnants love to claim to follow like the sanctimonious sacks of shit that you are.

[Kaleva]

15. But speaking ill of Congress in a loud voice has so there is precedent.

[mucifer]

16. Is TREASON ok with you, too? That will be proven soon. Honestly I want

the impeachment about trump being a foreign agent more than election pay offs or grifting money to relatives and friends. But, I'll take what I can.

[mahina]

45. Nobody's been impeached for treason before.

/sarc

So fitting though.

[ElementaryPenguin]

49. Agree with you 100%, Mucifer!

[GulfCoast66]

17. Give it a few weeks, Lindsey...

I’m sure more grounds for impeachment are soon to be forthcoming.

[Maeve]

18. Mueller's not done yet

And besides, y'all thought perjury was impeachable....

[LonePirate]

19. Good news, Sen. Graham! Mueller has far more damaging charges awaiting Individual-1.

And those charges may include a conspiracy against the United States itself. You don't need to worry your little head over "minor" felonies tied to just campaign finance violations.

[William Seger]

20. It may have made the difference between winning and losing

Time for some new case law then, Lindsey. We can't go forward with the idea that if you're running for office, it's okay to pay hush money.

[Hoyt]

21. Yeah, but covering up truth ain't just a campaign finance violation, and

it’s not trump’s only criminal violation or unethical behavior.

Graham, you’re an example of what’s wrong with this country.

[tableturner]

22. Well, murder, bank robbery, espionage, almost every law hasn't been used for impeachment.

And all of them are more than worthy of an impeachment effort. You can recite an almost endless list of impeachment-worthy crimes that have not been used to impeach.

That was such a boneheaded argument by Graham!

[jpak]

23. But lying about sex has

Fuck off Lindsey

[BaronChocula]

24. So?

And no one named Donald has ever been impeached either... yet.

What's your point, Miss Thang?

[truthisfreedom]

25. There's a first time for everything!

[duforsure]

26. That's interesting

Since he and others took an oath of office to uphold the laws, and are ignoring them arrogantly and illegally now. That's a form of obstruction of justice.

[WhiteTara]

28. I'll settle for January 3rd and the incoming Speaker

Her Lioness, Nancy Pelosi; queen of the pack.

[louis-t]

30. First time for everything....

asshole.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

31. Since only three previous presidents have been impeached or nearly impeached,

there are a whole lot of crimes that haven't yet been the subject of impeachment. If a president commits, for example, armed robbery, would Graham argue that he can't be impeached for that because no president has ever been impeached for armed robbery.

[Zorro]

32. Never get between Graham and a television camera

He'll run you over in a New York minute.

[Jarqui]

33. I just posted this tweet. I think I'll post it again

Link to tweet

[MFGsunny]

38. Worth posting a 1000 times ...

... the days when Lady Lindsay thought to JAGGGGG for a while.

[LiberalLovinLug]

41. Yup, I was going to post the same clip

I want every news pundit to ask him that question whenever he is on the air.

[The Liberal Lion]

34. There's a first for everything Lindsey my good man, a first for everything

Especially now-a-days

[DallasNE]

35. Graham Has His Own Problems With Russian Money In His Campaign

So, of course, he is going to say nothing to see here. Russia probably pumped over $100 million into the 2016 campaign - all to support Republican candidates, either directly or indirectly. It was not a small time operation.

[FreepFryer]

37. They're just li'l ol' process crimes, hear? (n/t)

[Hassler]

39. The kompramat is strong on this one.

[Apollyonus]

48. They may have kompromat on Graham too

[kimbutgar]

53. Probably photographic evidence

[SayItLoud]

43. Ha, they are the tip of a massive iceberg....they will pale in comparison to what's coming. nt

[Apollyonus]

47. By that logic,

Murder, Armed Robbery, Rape, Kidnapping or Burglary have never been used in an impeachment either.

F*cking cons

[Takket]

50. Murder has never been used for impeachment either

so if a president kills someone should we just ignore it?

[wryter2000]

51. Depends

On which Avenue he does it on.

[unblock]

54. Cheating in the election is one of the classic examples of "high crimes and misdemeanors"

The term is meant to cover crimes of office, not necessarily violations of law.

Abusing the privileges of office, misusing the powers of office, neglecting the duties of office, or improperly acquiring the office are all high crimes and misdemeanors *even if they're not violations of law*

Donnie's short political career has been little more than a running stream of high crimes and misdemeanors.

[MyOwnPeace]

55. You are SO correct on so many points.....

except - his political career has not been just a "little more than a running stream" - it's been a tsunami!

He needs to go - NOW!

[Scruffy1]

56. he has no say in it.

Only the house can impeach. The senate only votes to convict. personally, iI don't why this guy gets so much press. He is a totally owned useful idiot for some one.

[Kashkakat v.2.0]

57. A campaign violation breaking the law a high crime or misdemeanor - shouldnt have to

spell it out for someone who is claiming to be a senator.