Senate Ethics admonishes Graham for campaign solicitations
1 year, 9 months ago

Senate Ethics admonishes Graham for campaign solicitations

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate Ethics Committee is admonishing South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham for soliciting campaign contributions inside a federal building after a Nov. 2022 Fox News interview in which he asked viewers to donate to a GOP candidate. “The public must feel confident that Members use public resources only for official actions in the best interests of the United States, not for partisan political activity,” wrote Senate Ethics Committee Chairman Chris Coons, D-Del., and Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford, the panel’s Republican vice chairman. You are hereby admonished.” Coons and Lankford wrote that Graham solicited campaign contributions for Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker’s campaign committee “five separate times” during the Nov. 30, 2022 interview on Fox News. The prohibitions on campaign solicitation in federal buildings and the use of federal resources for campaign activity “have been consistent and clear throughout your years of Senate service,” they wrote, and Graham solicited the campaign contributions in the November interview “despite the Committee’s specific guidance following your violation in October 2020.”

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Sen. Lindsey Graham Admonished By Senate Ethics Committee
1 year, 9 months ago

Sen. Lindsey Graham Admonished By Senate Ethics Committee

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Senate Ethics Committee admonished Sen. Lindsey Graham on Thursday for soliciting campaign contributions for a fellow GOP candidate while at the U.S. Capitol. Sen. Chris Coons, chair of the ethics committee, and Sen. James Lankford, the vice chair, wrote a letter to Graham on Thursday saying an investigation found their colleague had “directly solicited” campaign contributions …

Senate Ethics Committee admonishes Lindsey Graham over campaign solicitations
1 year, 9 months ago

Senate Ethics Committee admonishes Lindsey Graham over campaign solicitations

LA Times  

The Senate Ethics Committee is admonishing Sen. Lindsey Graham for soliciting campaign contributions inside a federal building after a Fox News interview in November in which he asked viewers to donate to a GOP candidate. “The public must feel confident that Members use public resources only for official actions in the best interests of the United States, not for partisan …

Graham, trying to quash subpoena, denies election meddling
2 years, 6 months ago

Graham, trying to quash subpoena, denies election meddling

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham wasn’t seeking to interfere in Georgia’s 2020 election when he called state officials to ask them to reexamine certain absentee ballots after President Donald Trump’s narrow loss to Democrat Joe Biden, his lawyers said in a federal court filing. “Senator Graham has never inserted himself into the electoral process in Georgia, and has …

Lindsey Graham facing scrutiny from Georgia prosecutor over attempted election tampering: report
3 years, 11 months ago

Lindsey Graham facing scrutiny from Georgia prosecutor over attempted election tampering: report

Raw Story  

Sen. Lindsey Graham is facing investigation in Georgia for his alleged role in trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. "An Atlanta-area prosecutor plans to scrutinize a post-Election Day phone call between Sen. Lindsey O. Graham and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger as part of a criminal investigation into whether former president Donald Trump or his …

Graham facing ethics complaint over Georgia ballots question
4 years, 1 month ago

Graham facing ethics complaint over Georgia ballots question

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Three attorneys have filed an ethics complaint against U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, accusing the South Carolina Republican of pressuring a Georgia elections official to toss out legally cast absentee votes in the presidential race. In a complaint filed Wednesday with the Senate Select Committee on Ethics, Claire Finkelstein, Richard Painter and Walter Shaub “urge the committee to …

In SC, Graham, Harrison near end of well-funded Senate fight
4 years, 2 months ago

In SC, Graham, Harrison near end of well-funded Senate fight

Associated Press  

GREENVILLE, S.C. — As they cast ballots for U.S. Senate, South Carolina voters are faced with a choice: Reelect a powerful incumbent with a senior legislative role who has helped place conservative justices on the Supreme Court, or opt for a new Democratic challenger who promises to focus on issues that he says will benefit working-class and minority communities across …

SC Dems file ethics complaint in Graham fundraising comments
4 years, 3 months ago

SC Dems file ethics complaint in Graham fundraising comments

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Democrats have filed a formal complaint against U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham for making a campaign fundraising appeal while speaking with reporters on Capitol Hill following judicial confirmation hearings. On Thursday, the South Carolina Democratic Party said Graham “committed a crime and violated longstanding ethics rules by openly raising money for his campaign in a Federal …

Graham’s $28M sets quarterly fundraise record for Senate GOP
4 years, 3 months ago

Graham’s $28M sets quarterly fundraise record for Senate GOP

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has set a fundraising record for Republican Senate candidates, bringing in $28 million in the third quarter of a reelection battle that is swiftly becoming among the more expensive in the country — and his toughest to date. It also comes on the heels of Graham’s opponent, Democrat Jaime Harrison, …

Lindsey Graham, vulnerable in South Carolina Senate race, tells liberals: ‘We’re gonna kick your ass’
4 years, 3 months ago

Lindsey Graham, vulnerable in South Carolina Senate race, tells liberals: ‘We’re gonna kick your ass’

CNN  

Columbia, South Carolina CNN — In four years, Sen. Lindsey Graham has gone from Donald Trump’s cutting critic to his dogged defender, a bipartisan dealmaker respected by Senate Democrats to a staunch conservative reviled by liberals across the country. “Here’s what I’m gonna tell all the liberals talking about South Carolina: We’re gonna kick your ass,” Graham told a crowd …

Donor cash surges to Harrison, the Democrat taking on Graham
4 years, 3 months ago

Donor cash surges to Harrison, the Democrat taking on Graham

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — It won’t be known until Election Day if a poll showing a tightening contest between Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and Democrat Jaime Harrison portends an upset — but the gains are real enough in the Democrat’s campaign account. On Labor Day, the pro-Harrison political action committee Lindsey Must Go flew a banner plane along the South Carolina …

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