WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) and 27 of their Senate Republican colleagues sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland condemning the evisceration of the American judicial process and the conviction of former President Donald Trump in Manhattan, New York.

The Senators wrote, “The conviction of President Trump in Manhattan is nothing short of the evisceration of the American judicial process. In their zeal to imprison Donald Trump, Democrat prosecutors successfully dissolved the constitutional protections afforded to defendants and the barriers that protect every American from the abuses of arbitrary rule…Due process cannot exist when the defendant is accused of a secret crime. No American – not even a President – can defend himself fairly in a court of law if he is deprived of his Sixth Amendment right to know what crime he is alleged to have committed.”

They concluded, “We condemn this show trial, not just because it marks the attempt to imprison a leader of the loyal opposition, but because it threatens the existence of due process of law, without which a constitutional republic dedicated to the protection of individual liberty is not possible.”

Full text of the letter is HERE. 

In addition to Graham and Paul, the letter was signed by U.S. Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah), Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama), Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), Rick Scott (R-Florida), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tim Scott (R-South Carolina), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi), Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri), JD Vance (R-Ohio), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), John Thune (R-South Dakota), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma), Katie Britt (R-Alabama), Mike Braun (R-Indiana), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Hoeven (R-North Dakota), Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska), and Josh Hawley (R-Missouri).

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) is traveling to Normandy, France as a part of a bipartisan Senate delegation for the 80^th anniversary of the D-Day invasion by Allied forces during World War II.

Senator Graham said:

“I am incredibly privileged and honored to be able to attend the 80^th anniversary of the D-Day landing with my House and Senate colleagues.

“Eighty years ago, the Allied forces, led by General Eisenhower, planned and executed one of the most amazing military operations in history. But like every great plan, it works until it doesn’t, and that is when the innovation, courage and determination of the common soldier takes over.

“There will be 100 American D-Day veterans attending this ceremony, and their average age is over 100 years-old. I can only imagine how they must feel all these years later.

“My message to them is simple: Thank you for saving the civilized world and the American way of life. May God bless you and may your fallen comrades rest in peace.”

The Senate delegation is being led by U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) and John Boozman (R-Arkansas) and will also include U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-Washington), Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island), Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire), Joe Manchin (I-West Virginia), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Gary Peters (D-Michigan), Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), Maggie Hassan (D-New Hampshire), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Kyrsten Sinema (I-Arizona), Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), Katie Britt (R-Alabama), and Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri).

The delegation will arrive in Normandy on Thursday, June 6, and join American and French leaders and veterans at a ceremony at the American Cemetery of Colleville-sur-Mer. The delegation will meet with World War II veterans and pay their respects at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial. Later that day, members of the delegation will join heads of state representing Allied partners at an international ceremony at Omaha Beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer.

On Sunday, June 9, the delegation will watch as hundreds of U.S. servicemembers stationed in Europe, and from U.S.-based units with historical links to D-Day, join servicemembers and civilians from all over Europe participating in a commemorative parachute jump.

While in France, the delegation will also meet with American diplomatic and military leadership stationed in Europe.

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement following a meeting with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt. 

“I enjoyed a very cordial, frank and intense meeting with the President of Egypt regarding the way forward in the region. I reinforced to the President that the United States of America considers Egypt a valuable ally and partner. I appreciate the close military cooperation between our two countries. It is vitally important to our national security, especially with regard to our interests in the region. In addition to our deep security ties, economic opportunities for American investment loom large and will be a win-win for both countries. 

“I informed the President I am grateful for his leadership at a time of great peril and acknowledge the efforts he has made to deal with the humanitarian crisis and border issues associated with the war in Gaza. 

“This conflict caused by a barbaric attack against the state of Israel has created tension and raised security concerns unlike any time in the recent past. 

“Egypt’s efforts to facilitate negotiations for a ceasefire and release of Israeli and American hostages have been essential. Egypt has also been indispensable in trying to negotiate the complexities of the Rafah operation without the war expanding.

“It is virtually impossible to take steps toward stability for the region now and in the future without President El-Sisi’s leadership. He is an indispensable player in determining how this ends and when this ends. 

“Egypt is the linchpin in securing an end to this war and creating a better future for the region. 

“He is fully engaged in the ongoing efforts in the region to achieve lasting peace and security for all its peoples through the implementation of the two-state solution and by opening the doors for coexistence and regional cooperation. He indicated this outcome is possible and will be a game changer for the region and that he will do what he can to help this process move forward. 

“President El-Sisi told me that it is important to recognize the legitimate rights and concerns of both Palestinians and Israelis, including as relates to security, and was clear that he wants to build on existing peace agreements in the region, but insisted it is long past time for the Palestinian people to have a sovereign state that lives peacefully beside Israel. He has also stressed on every occasion that there can be no regional stability without dignity, hope and prosperity for the Palestinian people.”

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