Appearing on Fox News on Sunday, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) attempted to intimidate the Justice Department, saying that “there will be riots in the street” if former president Donald Trump is prosecuted over the handling of classified documents found from his Mar-a-Lago residence during the FBI search.
“If there’s a prosecution of Donald Trump for mishandling classified information, after the Clinton debacle… there’ll be riots in the streets,” the South Carolina Senator declared, in an apparent reference to the controversy surrounding Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server during her time as secretary of state.
During the interview, Graham claimed there’s a “double standard” when it comes to Donald Trump, suggesting that investigators are just out to “get him”.
“Most Republicans, including me, believe when it comes to Trump, there is no law. It’s all about getting him,” he said. “There is a double standard when it comes to Trump.”
Graham also claimed that the FBI was told to “back off” investigating Hunter Biden’s laptop in a bid to “make sure the story didn’t break before the 2020 election”.
Graham’s comments were met with disdain by social media users. See some of the responses below:
Graham says there will be riots in the streets if Trump is prosecuted pic.twitter.com/oE6MyuqjeA
— Acyn (@Acyn) August 28, 2022
By threatening violence, Lindsey Graham has completed his transition from “mainstream Republican” to “MAGA Republican.” #TrumpCult https://t.co/Vyf6dMJRGA
— Adam Rifkin 🐼🌻 (@ifindkarma) August 29, 2022
Who gives a shit?
There were riots in the streets when he was impeached and when he lost the election…all started by Trump and people like Graham. And Rs were in charge of everything then and still they went off like a fart in a hurricane.
I for one, am not worried.
— Quancy (@QuancyClayborne) August 29, 2022
No attempt to excuse what trump did, Linds is just gonna gaslight and flirt with inciting violence instead of trying to defend the indefensible.
Graham had his shot at an off-ramp right after Jan 6th.
He toyed with taking it…
Got booed in an airport & came crawling back.
Loser.— Jo 🌻 (@JoJoFromJerz) August 29, 2022
The bottom line is trump lost the election and he’s refusing to leave and he’s illegally forcing a hostile takeover of the nation and it won’t stop until he is stopped. He is the crisis. He is the fraud. He is the civil war and the coup. And his party is helping him end America.
— Luke Zaleski (@ZaleskiLuke) August 29, 2022
Lindsey Graham fomenting violence. Kompromat is fierce !
— Outspoken™️ (@Out5p0ken) August 28, 2022
This is Lindsey Graham practicing Stochastic Terrorism.
— Dr. Jack Brown (@DrGJackBrown) August 29, 2022
Not "riots", Lindsey. Dancing.https://t.co/9mHu62Cw2y
— Captain Cliff 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 (@ProperLookout) August 28, 2022
