Lindsey Graham threatens to focus on Kamala Harris during Donald Trump Senate trial

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has suggested that the focus could be shifted to Vice President Kamala Harris during Donald Trump’s upcoming impeachment trial if it is extended, telling Democratic lawmakers: “Watch out for this that you wish.”

Graham has repeatedly insisted that witnesses should not be called, saying if this is done by Democrats, Republicans in turn would want to call their own.

This could lengthen the process for weeks or even months, Graham said previously, adding that in his opinion, proceedings should proceed as quickly as possible.

Speaking to Sean Hannity on Fox News, he made those same points Tuesday before passing his comments on to Harris.

“If you’re going to pursue this, and you want to start calling witnesses, and you want to drag this thing out, it would be right to play the Kamala Harris tape where she freed people from jail,” he said. -he says.

“What more could you do to incite future violence, than pay bail for the people who demolished stores and beat up cops.”

“How does that not incite future violence? Be careful what you wish for my fellow Democrats, be careful what you wish for.”

It’s unclear what Graham is specifically referring to when he mentions letting the “band play.”

However, Harris shared a link to a bail fund last June amid protests, encouraging people to “contribute” to “help post bail for those protesting on the ground in Minnesota.”

Newsweek contacted Graham’s office for further comment. The White House has also been contacted to comment on Graham’s remarks.

Graham has repeatedly stated that he believes Trump’s Senate trial should only take a few days, but the timing depends on the Democrats’ actions.

“If the Democrats make an effort to call a single witness in the US Senate, they had no records in the House, there will be a delay in this trial, there will be a Pandora’s box being opened,” Graham said on Fox previously. . “We will want witnesses and it will last for weeks, if not months.”

He had previously suggested that Republicans “want the FBI to step in” if witnesses are called to describe the details of the attack on Capitol Hill – the event at the center of Trump’s impeachment. “Bringing in the FBI” then started to catch on on Twitter.

Trump’s officials on Tuesday released details of his defense for his impeachment trial, which centers largely on an argument that the Senate lacks the power to take action against him because he is no longer in function.

A previous vote on the constitutionality of the trial has indicated that GOP senators are unlikely to vote against Trump to be convicted.