NY Times: Federal Appeals Court Halts ( Senator Lindsey) Graham’s Testimony Before Atlanta Grand Jury

Sitting at my wife’s desk with the sliding doors open, I just read this headline (above), and shouted, “Oh ****!!” loud enough for our neighbors to hear.  Glad they don’t have kids.

Upon reading further, however, this really isn’t that bad of news.  Graham successfully appealed the court’s ruling that he must testify on the basis that certain types of questions are forbidden under the U.S. Constitution’s speech and debate clause, which prohibits asking lawmakers about their legitimate legislative functions.

It strikes me that no one could possibly care about anything Graham did as a “legitimate legislative function”; he’s going to have trouble convincing a judge that helping Trump overthrow the U.S. government has a great deal of legitimacy.