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Graham Says Trump Kept Bringing Up Mueller

August 7, 2018 at 3:10 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said that he has told President Trump that ending the special counsel investigation of Robert Mueller would undermine GOP chances in November, Roll Call reports.

Said Graham, who played golf with Trump over the weekend: “He must have mentioned that about 20 times.”

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