US Senate Meltdown: Graham TORPEDOES Dems In $500,000 DOJ Phone Payout War | Watch

A dramatic showdown unfolded on the Senate floor after South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham single-handedly blocked a Democrat-led attempt to repeal a controversial new law allowing senators to sue the federal government for $500,000 if their phone records are accessed without notice. The repeal measure—already unanimously approved in the House—was brought by Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich, who slammed the original provision as a “tax-funded cash grab” hidden inside last week’s government funding bill. Heinrich argued the rule retroactively benefits Republican senators whose phone records were seized during Special Counsel Jack Smith’s 2020 election probe. Graham, one of those senators, defended blocking the bill, demanding to know why his phones were seized in the first place and insisting the law exists to ensure such subpoenas “never happen again.” GOP Senate Majority Leader John Thune moved to amend the law to eliminate “personal enrichment,” suggesting all payouts be forfeited to the Treasury—an idea Democrats immediately rejected. Watch what unfolded on the Senate floor.

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