Lindsey Graham must appear before a Georgia grand jury investigating the 2020 presidential election.
Thursday, a federal appeals court refused a request by Senator Lindsey Graham to suppress a subpoena issued by a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, which is examining plans to overturn the 2020 election. The verdict requires Graham to testify before the committee. Graham has resisted the subpoena ever since he was served with it in the summer. Graham had maintained in his appeal to the 11th Circuit Court that his conduct regarding the 2020 election were protected by the Speech and Debate Clause of the Constitution, which affords members of Congress legal protection while executing their duties. However, in a judgement issued on Thursday, the court determined that the specific action about which Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis wishes to interrogate Graham does not violate this provision. This includes "communications and cooperation with the Trump campaign regarding its post-election operations in Georgia, public remarks regarding the 2020 election, and efforts to &