Senator Lindsey Graham Wants To Know If Flynn Was ‘Directed’ To Talk About Sanctions

“I want to know, did General Flynn do this by himself or was he directed by somebody to do it?” Graham said in an interview with CNN.

Graham said he has not “seen the transcripts” of Flynn’s conversations with the Russian ambassador.

“I think Congress needs to be informed of what actually General Flynn said to the Russian ambassador about lifting sanctions,” Graham said. “Did he say anything at all or is this just being spun by the media?”

Senator Graham said that has “a hard time believing” that Flynn would float the idea of lifting sanctions without “some understanding” that Donald Trump’s administration would support that position.

“Maybe General Flynn went rogue, but that’s a question I’d need to know more,” Graham said.

“I think most Americans have a right to know whether or not this was a General Flynn rogue maneuver, or was he basically speaking for somebody else in the White House?”

“If somebody in the administration is subject to being blackmailed, I think that’s something I’d like to know about,” he said. “I think if the shoe were on the other foot we’d want to know the answers to these questions. Did General Flynn act alone?”