Sen. Graham on Trump Comments: ‘It’s a Mistake’

Graham Giving you anything ░░░░░░░░ value whether it be ░░░░░░░░ or information on your ░░░░░░░░ the right answer is ░░░░░░░░ And I ve been ░░░░░░░░ about that I think ░░░░░░░░ Wray s statement is ░░░░░░░░ correct statement And I ░░░░░░░░ hoping some of my ░░░░░░░░ colleagues will take more ░░░░░░░░ the fact that Christopher ░░░░░░░░ was a foreign agent ░░░░░░░░ for by the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ to gather dirt on ░░░░░░░░ document unverified use to ░░░░░░░░ a warrant That s ░░░░░░░░ I m so upset ░░░░░░░░ that Foreign influence in ░░░░░░░░ elections is growing not ░░░░░░░░ We don t want ░░░░░░░░ send a signal to ░░░░░░░░ it So that s ░░░░░░░░ I think looking at ░░░░░░░░ FISA process regarding the ░░░░░░░░ Dossier is important RAJU ░░░░░░░░ are the implications Here ░░░░░░░░ have the president of ░░░░░░░░ United States saying it ░░░░░░░░ okay to accept foreign ░░░░░░░░ from about an opponent ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ mistake I think it ░░░░░░░░ a mistake of law ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ a signal to encourage ░░░░░░░░ And I hope my ░░░░░░░░ colleagues will be equally ░░░░░░░░ by the fact that ░░░░░░░░ actually did happen in ░░░░░░░░ where a foreign agent ░░░░░░░░ paid for by a ░░░░░░░░ party to gather opposition ░░░░░░░░ All those things are ░░░░░░░░ RAJU Should there be ░░░░░░░░ to make it expressly ░░░░░░░░ in this country Graham ░░░░░░░░ think it already is ░░░░░░░░ but I m willing ░░░░░░░░ make it clear if ░░░░░░░░ need to REPORTER The ░░░░░░░░ also suggested that you ░░░░░░░░ members of Congress would ░░░░░░░░ the exact same thing ░░░░░░░░ accepting foreign information Graham ░░░░░░░░ can only speak for ░░░░░░░░ I ve never had ░░░░░░░░ government come up to ░░░░░░░░ and say Hey I ░░░░░░░░ like to help you ░░░░░░░░ your campaign The answer ░░░░░░░░ no It s got ░░░░░░░░ be no I mean ░░░░░░░░ likelihood of foreign interference ░░░░░░░░ growing not lessening and ░░░░░░░░ you know you ve ░░░░░░░░ a situation in 2016 ░░░░░░░░ you know Don Jr ░░░░░░░░ down and talked with ░░░░░░░░ representing themselves to have ░░░░░░░░ And that was a ░░░░░░░░ Apparently they didn t ░░░░░░░░ on it It s ░░░░░░░░ a crime to have ░░░░░░░░ meeting It s a ░░░░░░░░ to receive the information ░░░░░░░░ apparently that didn t ░░░░░░░░ But what did happen ░░░░░░░░ sure I know is ░░░░░░░░ Christopher Steele was hired ░░░░░░░░ Fusion GPS was paid ░░░░░░░░ by the Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ his dossier was salacious ░░░░░░░░ unverified to this day ░░░░░░░░ used to get a ░░░░░░░░ and maybe start a ░░░░░░░░ investigation So I want ░░░░░░░░ look at all of ░░░░░░░░ and I want us ░░░░░░░░ come out of the ░░░░░░░░ election with some real ░░░░░░░░ lines that no party ░░░░░░░░ be hiring foreign agents ░░░░░░░░ look at their opponents ░░░░░░░░ we shouldn t be ░░░░░░░░ meetings RAJU Has the ░░░░░░░░ taken the wrong lessons ░░░░░░░░ Russian interference in the ░░░░░░░░ elections Graham I think ░░░░░░░░ President s statement with ░░░░░░░░ Polish prime minister was ░░░░░░░░ right statement that we ░░░░░░░░ to really be clear ░░░░░░░░ that we don t ░░░░░░░░ parties to be hiring ░░░░░░░░ agents and we don ░░░░░░░░ want to have meetings ░░░░░░░░ representatives of foreign governments ░░░░░░░░ to help one campaign ░░░░░░░░ the other REPORTER Have ░░░░░░░░ spoken with the President ░░░░░░░░ this in the past ░░░░░░░░ Yeah.”