Sen. Lindsey Graham renewed his efforts to convince a federal judge that the phone calls he made to Georgia’s top election official after Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential contest were just part of his job.
The South Carolina Republican is trying to avoid or limit his testimony before a Georgia grand jury investigating efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn his loss in the key swing state. On Wednesday, Graham filed a brief in court expanding his argument that two calls he made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger after the election are protected by the speech or debate clause of the US Constitution.