Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina on Sunday defended President Trump's executive orders targeting law firms that represented the president's legal adversaries, saying "I hope they pay a price." "Private business aided government power in a fashion to destroy Donald Trump's life…our people believe that the Justice Department was used as a weapon to destroy Trump's campaign and his business interests and to ruin his family," Graham said Sunday on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.
Main Idea: Sen. Lindsey Graham defended President Donald Trump’s moves against law firms that represented his critics, saying those firms should “pay a price.”
Key Points:
Trump’s attacks on law firms and Graham’s support for them may weaken trust in fair justice and worry workers, clients, and voters about political retaliation.
Some supporters may see stronger pushback against lawyers tied to past investigations as accountability.
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