Lindsey Graham Promises to ‘Sue the Crap’ Out of Jack Smith and Anyone Involved in Monitoring Phone Records

 

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) vowed on Tuesday to “sue the crap” out of Jack Smith and anyone else involved in monitoring his phone records.

Graham joined Fox News’ Sean Hannity after the FBI disclosed records showing Graham and other lawmakers had their phone calls tracked as part of then special counsel Smith’s investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and President Donald Trump.

The content of the 2021 phone calls was not monitored or recorded, but the time and duration of the calls was reportedly monitored as part of Smith’s investigation.

“Whether you like me or not or agree with my politics, it should bother you greatly that a United States senator — his phone records or her phone records, would be subpoenaed by the FBI 30 months later with no reason to believe I’m involved in any crime. It is really an abuse of the process,” Graham told Hannity.

The senator accused Smith and others of trying to stop Trump’s “comeback.”

He argued:

Here’s what I believe. If he had never announced he was going to run for president, none of this would have happened. They were trying to destroy his comeback. This was all orchestrated by Jack Smith, Alvin Bragg, Fani WillisLetitia James to destroy this man so he could not win in 2024. I’ve seen this movie before. I am going to look at what happened to me and my fellow senators. My lawyer, John Kennedy, will be on next, and if they did this without good reason and without cause, I’m going to sue the crap out of these people.

Hannity asked Graham whether he meant he would specifically target Smith, and Graham said he’s open to suing “anyone” involved.

“Whoever I can sue on behalf of the future of people who will come after me. We cannot allow the abuse of power to go unannounced, I mean, unchecked. One guy went to jail for a year in Crossfire Hurricane,” he said. “Comey is finally being looked at after all these years. If they don’t pay a price now, they’ll keep doing it.”

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Zachary Leeman covered pop culture and politics at outlets such as Breitbart, LifeZette, BizPac Review, HollywoodinToto, and others. He is the author of the novel Nigh. He joined Mediaite in 2022.