Lindsey Graham speaks mushy platitudes and calls it courage
by digby
“A confidential informant is not a spy,” he told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt Friday morning. “I don’t know if there’s a reason to have a confidential informant following a campaign. But let’s put it this way. There needs to be some protocols in place if this ever happens again. Right now, there are rules saying you can’t, you know, you don’t want investigations to change political cycles. So there’s rules about, you know, ending and starting investigations because of the political cycle.”
Weirdly, I don’t recall Lindsey worrying about the “protocols” of investigating Hillary Clinton on Benghazi and the notorious email server during the campaign. In fact, he demanded it. Evidently, he draws the line at investigating a campaign that seems to be conspiring with a foreign power to undermine the democratic process. Good to know.
Still, it’s very brave of him to speak out about the definition of “confidential informant.” Super impressive speaking truth to power.
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