Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said Tuesday on Fox News’ Hannity that he plans to “sue the crap” out of anyone in the federal government allegedly involved in monitoring his phone records from 2021 — including former special counsel Jack Smith.
A Fox News Digital report published Monday claimed Graham and several other GOP figures had their private communications and calls tracked by Smith’s office as part of the Justice Department’s investigation into Jan. 6, 2021.
Calling the alleged surveillance an “abuse of power,” Graham noted the monitoring occurred 30 months after the Capitol riot, with “no reason to believe” he was connected to any crime.
“Here’s what I believe. If he [Trump] had never announced he was going to run for president, none of this would have happened,” Graham said. “They were trying to destroy his comeback. This was all orchestrated by Jack Smith, Alvin Bragg, Fani Willis, Letitia James to destroy this man so he could not win in 2024. I’ve seen this movie before. I am going to look at what happened to me and my fellow senators.”
Graham added that if officials obtained his data “without good reason and without cause,” he intends to take them to court.
“If they did this without good reason and without cause, I’m going to sue the crap out of these people.”
When asked by host Sean Hannity if his lawsuit would include Smith directly, Graham replied, “whoever” he could sue.
“Whoever I can sue on behalf of the future of people who will come after me, we cannot allow the abuse of power to go unchecked,” he said. “One guy went to jail for a year and Crossfire Hurricane. [Former FBI Director James] Comey is finally being looked at after all of these years. If they don’t pay a price now, they’ll keep doing it.”
Graham concluded by noting the scale of legal actions against former President Trump.
“From the time President Trump announced he was running for president in 2022, by 2023 there were 91 indictments against him for a bunch of BS.”
Watch the clip above.