But the senator rebuffed Trump's call for Barack Obama to testify, warning the president: "Be careful what you wish for."
Sen. Lindsey Graham announced Thursday that his Judiciary Committee is about to launch an investigation into the FBI probe of booted national security adviser Michael Flynn — and take a new look at Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.But Graham pushed back Thursday against President Donald Trump’s demand that Barack Obama be called to testify about the mysterious “Obamagate” issue that Trump has raised without detail.
Flynn’s future is now in the hands of U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan, who on Wednesday appointed former Judge John Gleeson to present arguments in opposition to the Justice Department’s motion to dismiss the Flynn case before Sullivan will determine what action to take. Trump has been saying that “Obamagate” is the “biggest political crime” in American history — but has yet to explain what crime he’s talking about. Asked early this week at a press briefing what specific crime he was referring to, Trump insisted that the “crime is very obvious to everybody”— but still did not say what it might be.
He added: “I understand President Trump’s frustration, but be careful what you wish for. Just be careful what you wish for.”
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