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Lindsey Graham: “He had argued that he was exempt from testifying, that he didn't have to testify at all under the Speech and Debate…”

On the recordOctober 31, 2022
He had argued that he was exempt from testifying, that he didn't have to testify at all under the Speech and Debate Clause.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham claimed constitutional protection to avoid testifying but the courts ruled against him.

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