Senator Lindsey Graham blocked an attempt to repeal a controversial provision tucked into the bill ending the US government shutdown that could reap him and several other Republican senators millions by allowing them to sue the Justice Department over telephone record seizures during the 2020 election interference probe.
Graham, one of President Donald Trump’s staunchest allies in the Senate, told Fox News on Monday he planned to sue for “tens of millions” of dollars from it, a windfall far exceeding his $174,000 annual salary. The South Carolinian, who is up for reelection next year, later told reporters he plans ...
