Lauer Asks Lindsey Graham: Does Trump Set Off Your ‘BS Monitor?’

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham told the Today Show that he and his colleague, Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse, sent a letter to FBI Director James Comey demanding information about whether the department was investigation ties between Donald Trump and the Russian government.

“Two weeks ago we met with Director Comey, who I like and admire,” said Graham. “We’re going to have a hearing on Russia, I don’t want to bump into a criminal investigation.”

Graham said that anything less than a full disclosure about about either the investigation or Donald Trump’s claims of wiretapping would be insufficient.

“Congress is going to flex it’s muscle here,” said Graham. “We’ll issue a subpoena, we’ll hold up the Deputy Attorney General’s nomination until Congress is provided with information to finally clear the air as to whether or not there was a warrant issues against the Trump campaign.”

The whole thing led show co-host Matt Lauer to speculate about Graham’s “BS monitor.”

“You’re the kind of guy who strikes me as having, as my friends would say, a good BS monitor,” said Lauer. “What does your monitor tell you about this wiretapping story?”

Graham didn’t take the bait.

“I really don’t know,” he said. “If it’s not true, just tell me it’s not true”

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