Graham: ‘It’s Very Appropriate’ for Trump to Point on Corruption, Hunter Biden Receiving Money from Ukraine

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Graham If ░░░░░░░░ think he is corrupt ░░░░░░░░ you think it s ░░░░░░░░ the national interest of ░░░░░░░░ United States A lot ░░░░░░░░ people felt the guy ░░░░░░░░ corrupt The one thing ░░░░░░░░ think has to be ░░░░░░░░ with here is that ░░░░░░░░ son of the vice ░░░░░░░░ was receiving a lot ░░░░░░░░ money from the Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ some of the sources ░░░░░░░░ the funds were under ░░░░░░░░ by the prosecutor I ░░░░░░░░ t know what the ░░░░░░░░ answer is I just ░░░░░░░░ somebody will look at ░░░░░░░░ and I don t ░░░░░░░░ the president bringing up ░░░░░░░░ idea of maybe the ░░░░░░░░ was fired because of ░░░░░░░░ conflict of interest REPORTER ░░░░░░░░ is it not inappropriate ░░░░░░░░ the president asked the ░░░░░░░░ of another country to ░░░░░░░░ into a political rival ░░░░░░░░ is running for election ░░░░░░░░ against him if he ░░░░░░░░ the primary next year ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ you looked at I ░░░░░░░░ it s very appropriate ░░░░░░░░ the president of the ░░░░░░░░ States to suggest that ░░░░░░░░ had a corruption problem ░░░░░░░░ the prosecutor that was ░░░░░░░░ maybe was because he ░░░░░░░░ corrupt or maybe because ░░░░░░░░ was looking looking at ░░░░░░░░ close to America here ░░░░░░░░ vice president s son ░░░░░░░░ receiving money from the ░░░░░░░░ was on the board ░░░░░░░░ a company that was ░░░░░░░░ subject of investigation The ░░░░░░░░ that got me going ░░░░░░░░ did the president of ░░░░░░░░ United States suggest to ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine I will withhold ░░░░░░░░ unless you go after ░░░░░░░░ political rival The answer ░░░░░░░░ absolutely not That is ░░░░░░░░ I wanted the phone ░░░░░░░░ to be released I ░░░░░░░░ Mueller to do his ░░░░░░░░ and phone calls released ░░░░░░░░ I want to know ░░░░░░░░ the whistle blower Who ░░░░░░░░ you about the phone ░░░░░░░░ if you were not ░░░░░░░░ it yourself Who is ░░░░░░░░ in the system that ░░░░░░░░ to this person Why ░░░░░░░░ they pick this person ░░░░░░░░ tell about a phone ░░░░░░░░ Why did the whistle ░░░░░░░░ file a complaint he ░░░░░░░░ no direct knowledge of ░░░░░░░░ Do you want the ░░░░░░░░ committee to be involved ░░░░░░░░ all Graham The Senate ░░░░░░░░ it to the Intel ░░░░░░░░ REPORTER They asked you ░░░░░░░░ bring in Attorney General ░░░░░░░░ Barr to ask him ░░░░░░░░ all this Will you ░░░░░░░░ him Graham It s ░░░░░░░░ understanding the case has ░░░░░░░░ referred to the Intel ░░░░░░░░ I will look at ░░░░░░░░ happened here Before I ░░░░░░░░ what was in the ░░░░░░░░ call I said it ░░░░░░░░ a privileged matter clearly ░░░░░░░░ the aria around the ░░░░░░░░ call was disturbing Did ░░░░░░░░ president of the United ░░░░░░░░ take money that was ░░░░░░░░ to the Ukraine and ░░░░░░░░ en to withhold it ░░░░░░░░ he did not get ░░░░░░░░ in his reelection The ░░░░░░░░ is no Did Joe ░░░░░░░░ threaten to withhold money ░░░░░░░░ you don t fire ░░░░░░░░ in the Ukraine Yes ░░░░░░░░ there is a good ░░░░░░░░ to do that but ░░░░░░░░ is the elephant in ░░░░░░░░ room The person he ░░░░░░░░ to be fired was ░░░░░░░░ companies your son was ░░░░░░░░ of I don t ░░░░░░░░ to look at it ░░░░░░░░ outside of politics From ░░░░░░░░ point of view Joe ░░░░░░░░ is a decent guy ░░░░░░░░ there is a conflict ░░░░░░░░ It s okay to ░░░░░░░░ about an obvious conflict ░░░░░░░░ indecipherable Graham Did any ░░░░░░░░ them have a family ░░░░░░░░ working in the Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ may be justified this ░░░░░░░░ was corrupt I know ░░░░░░░░ The person arguing for ░░░░░░░░ to be fired had ░░░░░░░░ conflict of interest If ░░░░░░░░ don t see that ░░░░░░░░ you are blind If ░░░░░░░░ don t see that ░░░░░░░░ is a double standard ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ and everybody else you ░░░░░░░░ blind You are willfully ░░░░░░░░ If this had been ░░░░░░░░ Republican you would be ░░░░░░░░ what relationship did your ░░░░░░░░ s involvement in the ░░░░░░░░ have to your decision ░░░░░░░░ call for the guy ░░░░░░░░ be fired Did The ░░░░░░░░ York Times tip off ░░░░░░░░ vice president there was ░░░░░░░░ investigation involving companies your ░░░░░░░░ may be part of ░░░░░░░░ m not accusing them ░░░░░░░░ anything but there is ░░░░░░░░ of conflict that somebody ░░░░░░░░ look at.”