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Lindsey Graham warns rushed impeachment ‘will become a threat to future presidents’

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Senate Judiciary Committee chairman joins 'Hannity' with reaction to expected introduction of articles of impeachmentRepublican of – one of ’s closest allies in the Senate – is warning that over his comments before last week’s is a "rushed process" that "will become a threat to future presidents."And in what appeared to be a warning to the growing number of congressional Republicans backing the impeachment push by Democrats – as well as to R-Ky., who sources say is now supportive of the move to impeach the president – Graham wrote in a statement on Wednesday that his GOP colleagues are "doing great damage ... to the party."Graham released his statement as the House of Representatives began debate on the article of impeachment – which accuses Trump of "incitement of insurrection."It says that the president "repeatedly issued false statements asserting that the presidential election results were the product of widespread fraud and should not be accepted by the American people or certified by state or federal officials" before holding a rally in D.C. where he "willfully made statements that, in context, encouraged – and foreseeably resulted in – lawless action at the Capitol.", D-Calif., in making the case for impeachment, said on Wednesday that Trump "must go. He is a clear and present danger." Pelosi described the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters and other right-wing extremists as "a day of fire."But Graham, taking aim at the quick move to impeach Trump with just a week left in his presidency, argued that "the House impeachment process seeks to legitimize a snap impeachment totally void of due process. No hearings. No witnesses. It is a rushed process that, over time, will become a threat to future presidents."Graham, who as a congressman in 1999 served as a Republican manager in the House impeachment of Democratic President Bill Clinton, emphasized that impeaching Trump for a second time in his presidency "will further divide the country."And the senator – who before he became a close friend and supporter of the president was a very vocal Trump critic as both candidates ran for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination – highlighted that "the president, who will be leaving office in less than a week, has committed to an orderly transfer of power, encouraging calm and rejecting violence."Roughly half a dozen House Republicans have publicly said they’ll vote to impeach Trump. That list includesof Wyoming, the third-ranking House Republican.Fox News on Tuesday confirmed a New York Times report that McConnell – who worked with the president the past four years to stack the judiciary with staunch conservative judges – is "done with Trump." Sources told Fox News that McConnell has shared with associates that he believes a second impeachment will help the Republican Party exorcise Trump and Trumpism from its fabric after the president leaves office.The sources said there’s "no love lost there" between Trump and McConnell and that the Senate Republican leader's fury is a result of both Trump's actions before and during the storming of the Capitol and blame McConnell assigns to Trump for Republicans losing their Senate majority after twin electoral losses last week in Georgia’s Senate runoff elections.Graham, in his statement, warned, "to my Republican colleagues who legitimize this process, you are doing great damage not only to the country, the future of the presidency, but also to the party."And he emphasized that "the millions who have supported President Trump and his agenda should not be demonized because of the despicable actions of a seditious mob. The individuals who participated in the storming of the Capitol should be met with the full force of the law. They should and will be held accountable." Last week, in a high-profile break with the president following the storming of the Capitol, Graham opposed Trump’s efforts to reverse the election results. "Trump and I, we’ve had a hell of a journey. I hate it to end this way," Graham said as he supported certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over Trump.But apparently mending fences with Trump, Graham joined him on Air Force One as the president flew to Texas on Tuesday.Fox News’ Mike Emanuel and Brooke Singman contributed to this reportGet all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inboxArrivesSubscribedYou've successfully subscribed to this newsletter!

Senate Judiciary Committee chairman joins 'Hannity' with reaction to expected introduction of articles of impeachmentRepublican of – one of ’s closest allies in the Senate – is warning that over his comments before last week’s is a "rushed process" that "will become a threat to future presidents."And in what appeared to be a warning to the growing number of congressional Republicans backing the impeachment push by Democrats – as well as to R-Ky., who sources say is now supportive of the move to impeach the president – Graham wrote in a statement on Wednesday that his GOP colleagues are...

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Lindsey Graham warns rushed impeachment ‘will become a threat to future presidents’

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