Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)As news outlets begin reporting arrested insurrectionists are planning on asking Donald Trump to pardon them for invading the U.S. Capitol, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) sends a message to Trump: No pardons for rioters.
Graham fears Trump handing out pardons to the folks who violently attacked the Capitol would “destroy” the Donald.
Speaking to Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, Graham said:
“There are a lot of people urging the president to pardon folks who participated in defiling the Capitol, the rioters.
“I don’t care if you went there and spread flowers on the floor, you breached the security of the Capitol, you interrupted a joint session of Congress. You tried to intimidate, assault, you should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, and to seek a pardon of these people would be wrong.
“I think it would destroy President Trump and I hope we don’t go down that road. They chose to go into that Capitol, defile the Capitol. President Trump never said, ‘Go into the Capitol and try to interrupt a joint session of Congress.’”
I completely agree that if Trump were to issue presidential pardons for rioters it would just make him look that much more guilty.
Graham also flipped the script and attempted to place the blame for the assault on the Capitol building on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).
Lindsey Graham blames Nancy Pelosi for the security failure at the Capitol pic.twitter.com/SBJebqHTlM
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) January 17, 2021
This poor man. The duress he must be under, trying to conceal whatever it is that is forcing him to behave like a hostage…
— Tina Hayes, Fellow ReSISter 🌊🌊🌊 (@tinamichelehaze) January 17, 2021
Where was Nancy Pelosi??
She was hiding in a secure location because this fucker’s Orange master sent his rabid mob of cultists to attack the Capitol.
Her staff hid under a desk in the dark for hours, while some jackass broke into her office.
So Lindsey needs to shut the F up.— Jo (@JoJoFromJerz) January 17, 2021
Seditionist Lindsey Graham wildly blamed Nancy Pelosi for the Insurrection. Even though Lindsey was harassed by Trumpers at the airport, he still can’t turn his Russian back on Trump. Lindsey spread election lies that led to the Siege. Investigate him for Treason, and expel him.
— Uncovering The Truth (@thebr0keb0i) January 17, 2021