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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Naughtie

Lindsey Graham gets temporary reprieve in effort to dodge Georgia grand jury testimony

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Having lost a bid to avoid testifying to a grand jury investigation of efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham has been given a last-minute break.

On Sunday night, a judge of the 11th Circuit court of appeals issued a temporary stay on the Republican lawmaker’s testimony, scheduled for Tuesday, so that a lower court could resolve the arguments raised by Mr Graham’s emergency motion to enjoin the grand jury’s attempt to secure his testimony.

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