Post Politics Now: Graham scheduled to appear before Ga. grand jury probing 2020 election aftermath
Today, after a drawn-out legal fight, Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) is scheduled to appear before an Atlanta-area grand jury investigating whether attempts by Donald Trump and his associates to overturn the 2020 presidential election results amounted to criminal activity. Prosecutors in Fulton County, Ga., want to hear about conversations that Graham had with Georgia officials about mail-in ballots in the weeks following the election as Trump contested his loss to Joe Biden.
In Washington, Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious-disease expert who became the face of the coronavirus pandemic response, is scheduled to brief reporters from the White House. It is likely to be his final briefing before leaving the government at the end of the year after more than a half-century of public service.
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Noted: Kind words from a Republican for Democrat Steny Hoyer
Here’s something you don’t see often on Capitol Hill any longer: A Republican saying something nice about a Democrat (or vice versa).
On Tuesday, Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) issued a statement saying he agreed with a Washington Post editorial that referred to House Majority Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) as a “beloved, admired giant on Capitol Hill.” The editorial came in response to Hoyer’s decision not to seek a Democratic leadership position in the next Congress.
“I couldn’t agree more,” Blunt said of the characterization of Hoyer by The Post editorial board.
