- Senator Lindsey Graham stated that Donald Trump could “kill fifty on our side and it would not matter.”
- Graham’s comments were recorded by two journalists and are due to be published in a book later this month.
- Trump said in January 2016 that he could kill someone on Fifth Avenue and would not lose any voters.
Senator Lindsey Graham stated to reporters that ex-President Donald Trump could kill Republicans without any consequences.
Graham stated that Trump could kill 50 of our allies and it wouldn’t matter,” and he also told journalists Susan Glasser (and Peter Baker) about the exchange. Their book, “The Divider, Trump in the White House 2017-2021,” describes the details. The IndependentAn advance copy of the book was obtained
Graham’s remarks are very similar to those Trump made on the campaign trail years ago. Trump stated that he would support the election in January 2016. You can shoot someone without being chargedRight in the middle New York City.
“They claim I have the most loyal people. “Have you ever seen this?” Trump spoke to his supporters in Sioux Center (Iowa). “Where I could stand in central Fifth Avenue and shoot someone. Okay? It’s incredible.”
His lawyers later defended his remark and said in court that he couldn’t be criminally or investigated if he actually shot someone on Fifth Avenue.
Judge Denny Chin, at the time, asked William Consovoy, Trump lawyer, for information about the limits on presidential immunity. This was in reference to Trump’s remarks regarding shooting someone.
“Nothing can happen, that’s your situation.” Chin asked Consovoy to interview Insider Sonam Sheth reported.
Consovoy replied, “That’s correct, that’s correct.”
Glasser and Baker’s book are due out this month.
