Republicans who control both chambers of Congress have shown little appetite for checking Trump’s power, having declined to convict him in two impeachment trials. And senators who have balked at his controversial Cabinet picks have quickly faced threats of primary challenges.
The South Carolina senator admitted that Donald Trump broke the law with his mass firing of inspectors general.
Scott Bessent, a South Carolina resident and billionaire investor, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Monday.
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) voted in the Senate to confirmed South Carolina native Scott Bessent as the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of T
Trump pardoned over 1,500 people charged with attacking the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, 34 of them from South Carolina.
Trump’s new executive order will go even further than his 2017 ban, according to two unnamed White House officials who spoke to CNN. It will create new military standards on gender pronouns and make a case against transgender service members based on mental and physical readiness.
Senator Lindsey Graham, a well-known MAGA Republican, recently criticized President Donald Trump's decision to issue sweeping pardons for Capitol rioters.
The GOP senator said Trump "technically" broke the law by firing several inspectors general, but "has the authority to do it."
The Trump administration’s upending of governmental systems and processes is part of a familiar pattern. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) appeared Sunday morning on CNN’s “State of the Union,”where he was asked about President Donald Trump’s dismissal of numerous federal inspectors general — an act in apparent violation of federal law.
Senator Lindsey Graham believes President Donald Trump made a mistake by pardoning those who were convicted of committing violent crimes during the
Sen. Lindsey Graham really wanted to talk about anything other than Trump's promise to bring inflation down during an interview on CNN's State of the Union this Sunday.
Donald Trump issued mass pardons for 1,583 people. Most were convicted or pleaded guilty. Another 200 pleaded guilty to felonies, including assaulting officers.