Lindsey Graham: After Mueller hearings, Trump 'stronger today than any time in his presidency'
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President Trump emerged victorious following former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's appearances Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee and House Intelligence Committee, according to Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
"Donald Trump is stronger today than any time in his presidency," Graham, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Wednesday night on "Hannity."
Anti-Trump figures had "used" Mueller in hopes of advancing their agenda, Graham said, adding that "the hatred for Trump knows no bounds."
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As a result of Mueller's appearances before the two House panels, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee were now unlikely to demand that Mueller testify before them, Graham predicted.
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Mueller is a patriot who served America for decades domestically and abroad, but he did not perform well at his pair of hearings before House committees, Graham claimed.
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"I've been asked for three months, 'Why don't you want to call Mueller?'," he said. "I bet you nobody will ask me that tomorrow. A letter was sent to me by every Democrat on the Judiciary Committee in the Senate."
Graham said it was clear that Mueller, the 74-year-old former FBI director, was not "in charge" of the Russia investigation.
Host Sean Hannity suggested the true leader of the probe might have been Andrew Weissmann, a longtime prosecutor and Mueller deputy.
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Graham complimented Mueller's personal history as a decades-long public servant and wounded veteran of the Vietnam War.
"He's done a lot of great things for this country," Graham said, reiterating that the New York City native should not have been appointed a special counsel.
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Earlier Wednesday, Graham's fellow Palmetto State native, former Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., claimed Democrats wanted Mueller's hearings to help clear the path for the impeachment of President Trump.
"What they wanted was Mueller to come in and do their job for them -- to issue this roadmap that could lead them to impeachment," Gowdy said.