SCOTUS Denies Lindsey Graham’s Request to Avoid Testifying Before Georgia Grand Jury with No Dissenters

Tuesday, the Supreme Court denied U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) emergency appeal to prevent him from testifying in front of a Georiga grand jury that is investigating “election interference” in the 2020 election in Fulton county.

The decision seems to be unanimous as no dissents were listed in the order.

SCOTUSblog shares the order captioning it with:

“BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES Lindsey Graham’s bid to avoid testifying before a Georgia grand jury as part of the grand jury’s investigation into election interference in that state. There are no recorded dissents.”

BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES Lindsey Graham’s bid to avoid testifying before a Georgia grand jury as part of the grand jury’s investigation into election interference in that state. There are no recorded dissents. https://t.co/zIVhFaD6PT pic.twitter.com/RWaQNyQRoH

— SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) November 1, 2022

Clarence Thomas Blocks Lindsey Graham Subpoena from an Atlanta Grand Jury Regarding Criminal Election Probe

The subpoena issued will now stand.

South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham filed an emergency request asking that the court block him from having to testify. A temporary stay was issued by Justice Clarence Thomas, allowing the full court to debate the request.

The unsigned order agreed with the lower court’s initial ruling citing, “a stay or injunction is not necessary to safeguard the Senator’s speech or debate clause immunity.”

Graham had argued that he should be exempt from the subpoena as his testimony is foreclosed by the Constitution’s Speech or Debate clause, which guards lawmakers against certain criminal or civil proceedings connected to their legislative duties.

According to CNN, Graham is scheduled to testify on November 17th to the grand jury.

Fulton County DA Fani Willis shared she wishes to question Graham on calls he made to officials in Georgia after the 2020 election.

We shall soon see how this plays out.