Sen. Graham testifies in election probe

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham testified Tuesday before a special grand jury that’s investigating whether President Donald Trump and others illegally meddled in the 2020 election in Georgia. The South Carolina Republican’s appearance before the panel came after a drawn-out legal fight that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court as Graham tried to avoid testifying.

He had argued that his position as a senator shielded him from questioning.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis launched the investigation early last year. She wanted to ask him about a phone call he made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger shortly after the election. Raffensperger has said Graham asked whether he could reject certain absentee ballots.