Lindsey Graham says he will 'back off' FISA abuse investigation
by Daniel Chaitin
| May 14, 2019 12:54 PM
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said on Tuesday the Senate Judiciary Committee will "back off" its investigation into alleged Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act abuse.
Addressing reporters on Capitol Hill, Graham, the committee chairman, said he changed his mind after learning Attorney General William Barr had tasked U.S. Attorney John Durham from Connecticut with examining the origins of the federal Russia investigation.
"I'm glad you have a prosecutor not a politician," he said. "I don't expect you to take my word about what happened with the FISA warrant. I'm a Republican, and I want the president to do well. I don't expect Republicans to take [House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry] Nadler's word about anything wrongdoing toward Trump. We finally have somebody outside of politics."
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