Ayyyeee… What’s Goodie Everyone. So I got some very hot tea and it involves Sen. Lindsey Graham, Donald Trump and Barack Obama.
President Donald Trump on Thursday urged Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) to call former president Barack Obama to testify about what Trump alleges without evidence was a conspiracy involving his predecessor a prospect Graham promptly rejected. According to The Washington Post;
In recent days, Trump has sought to amplify an āObamagateā conspiracy theory that has taken root on the right that falsely suggests Obama and former vice president Joe Biden oversaw an effort to spy on Trumpās campaign to delegitimize his presidency.
āIf I were a Senator or Congressman, the first person I would call to testify about the biggest political crime and scandal in the history of the USA, by FAR, is former President Obama. He knew EVERYTHING,ā Trump said in a tweet in which he urged Graham to ājust do it.ā
Asked about Trumpās latest tweet on the issue, Graham told Politico that he has no intention of summoning Obama to Capitol Hill.
āI donāt think nowās the time for me to do that. I donāt know if thatās even possible,ā Graham said, adding: āI understand President Trumpās frustration, but be careful what you wish for.ā
In a subsequent tweet, Graham wrote that both Trump and Obama are āwelcome to come before the committee and share their concerns about each other.ā
The Justice Department said in a published opinion last year that former presidents cannot be compelled to testify before Congress.
Trump has ramped up his accusations in the wake of the Justice Departmentās decision to drop its prosecution of former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
Former Obama aides have been dismissive of Trumpās efforts.
āNo one knows what āObamagateā is, and that includes President Trump. Itās a hashtag in search of a scandal,ā said Ned Price, a former CIA analyst who served as a National Security Council spokesman under Obama. āThe only people it will galvanize are those already 1,000 percent behindā Trump.