Lindsey Graham slammed after Supreme Court denies his request to avoid testifying in Georgia

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Sen. Lindsey Graham will have to give testimony to a Georgia grand jury investigating efforts by former President Donald Trump and his cronies to tamper with the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.

Without any noted dissents, the Supreme Court wrote that the lower courts "assumed that the informal investigative fact-finding that Senator Graham assertedly engaged in constitutes legislative activity protected by the Speech or Debate Clause ... and they held that Senator Graham may not be questioned about such activities. The lower courts also made clear that Senator Graham may return to the district court should disputes arise regarding the application of the Speech or Debate Clause immunity to specific questions. Accordingly, a stay or injunction is not necessary to safeguard the Senator's Speech or Debate Clause immunity."

In late August, the South Carolina senator filed a brief that argued the subpoena for him to testify was invalid, based on a rarely used section of the U.S. Constitution.

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