Justice Clarence Thomas temporarily shielded Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) from testifying about his phone calls to Georgia election officials.
Justice Clarence Thomas issued an order Monday that temporarily shields Sen. Lindsey Graham from testifying about his phone calls to Georgia election officials after President Trump’s narrow loss there in November 2020.
Monday’s order suggests Thomas is seriously considering Graham’s plea. His wife, Ginni, is a conservative activist who openly questioned the results of the 2020 presidential election. But a three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit that included two Trump appointees refused to shield Graham from testifying.
But former White House counsel Donald McGahn, representing Graham, sent an appeal to Thomas and the Supreme Court urging the justices to intervene.