Sen. Lindsey Graham said in an interview that he thinks it was a “mistake” for Trump to pardon those who committed violent acts on Jan. 6, 2021.
Senator Lindsey Graham, a well-known MAGA Republican, recently criticized President Donald Trump's decision to issue sweeping pardons for Capitol rioters.
The South Carolina Republican told CNN that he “did not like” how Trump pardoned people who “beat up cops,” and suggested he would be open to curtailing the presidential pardon power.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, a top Trump ally, says the White House pardoning rioters who fought with police while storming the U.S. is “sending the wrong signal.”
The GOP senator called two of President Donald Trump's first presidential moves a "mistake" during Sunday morning television appearances.
Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham defended President Donald Trump's purge of more than a dozen inspector generals.
Trump pardoned over 1,500 people charged with attacking the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, 34 of them from South Carolina.
The GOP senator said Trump "technically" broke the law by firing several inspectors general, but "has the authority to do it."
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) voted in the Senate to confirmed South Carolina native Scott Bessent as the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of T
The South Carolina senator admitted that Donald Trump broke the law with his mass firing of inspectors general.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) defended President Trump’s decision to oust more than a dozen inspectors general in a late-night shake-up of the federal government. He conceded, however, that Trump
Senator Lindsey Graham, a longtime ally of Donald Trump, criticized on Sunday the president's pardon of about 1,500 of his supporters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, saying it could lead to more violence.