Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas unilaterally ruled in favor of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), temporarily halting him from testifying in the Fulton County, Georgia, 2020 election investigation.
The South Carolina senator asked the Supreme Court on Friday to block a subpoena from the Atlanta-area special grand jury that is investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.
LINDSEY GRAHAM ASKS SUPREME COURT TO INTERVENE IN GEORGIA 2020 ELECTION INQUIRY
“Upon consideration of the application of counsel for the applicant, it is ordered that the August 15, 2022 order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia … is hereby stayed pending further order of Justice Thomas or of the Court,” according to the high court’s latest proceeding on the case.
Graham filed an emergency request to the high court after the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday denied his bid to block a federal court order demanding he deliver grand jury testimony to the Fulton County criminal investigation.
Thomas, who oversees proceedings stemming from the 11th Circuit, asked on Oct. 22 for a response from Fulton County officials by Oct. 27 in response to Graham’s emergency request.
The Republican senator has claimed his post-2020 election conversations with Georgia officials were merely legislative activities protected by the speech and debate clause of the Constitution.
His attorney, Donald F. McGahn, argued that “Graham will suffer the precise injury he is appealing to prevent: being questioned in state court about his legislative activity and official acts,” according to the high court filing.
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A three-judge panel on the appeals court previously turned away Graham’s attempt to block a subpoena from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, a Democrat. Graham has maintained that a sitting senator has the privilege to be shielded from such types of investigations.
Trump and his allies sewed distrust in the election results after the November 2020 general elections by making unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud, especially targeting Fulton County’s election.
