Lindsey Graham: If Trump Campaign Talked With Russia, We Need A Select Committee
On Wednesday, Senator Lindsey Graham said that if news reports about Trump campaign aides being in communications with Russian officials, Congress should form a special committee to investigate.
“If in fact there are campaign contacts between Trump officials and Russian intelligence officers that would be a very serious event and would justify the Senate forming a Select Committee to look at all things related to Russia,” Graham said in a statement.
“The Russians have been trying to break the backbone of democracies all over the world, and clearly in my view, interfered in the 2016 election.”
Graham also said, If they do exist, the contacts may have a logical explanation, but we will never know until Congress spends the time to investigate this matter.”
Graham also said, “The accusations regarding the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia are creating a cloud over the White House. They should be fairly investigated by the Congress in a bipartisan manner. It would serve the President’s interests to get to the bottom of this so he can move forward with his agenda.”
“Any investigation should also include leaks coming from the White House and other government agencies,” he said in the statement. “These leaks are damaging to our national security and the individuals involved must be punished.”
