(Politico)
MARIANNE LEVINE 01/30/2019 05:21 PM
Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham wants the FBI to explain why President Donald Trump’s longtime associate, Roger Stone, was arrested in the early morning hours last week and whether the media was tipped off beforehand.
In a letter sent to FBI director Christopher Wray on Wednesday, Graham asked the agency to explain whether the arrest was consistent with arrests of “similarly charged individuals.” The South Carolina Republican also asked why the FBI arrested Stone at his home instead of working through his lawyers “to permit him to surrender voluntary.”
“The American public has had enough of the media circus that surrounds the Special Counsel's investigation,” Graham wrote, referring to Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. “Yet, the manner of this arrest appears to have only added to the spectacle. Accordingly, I write to seek justification for the tactics used and the timing of the arrest of Mr. Stone.”
Comments