A federal appeals court agreed to temporarily put on hold a lower court's order requiring that Sen. Lindsey Graham testify before a special grand jury.
— A federal appeals court on Sunday agreed to temporarily put on hold a lower court's order requiring that Sen. Lindsey Graham testify before a special grand jury that's investigating plots to overturn former President Donald Trump's 2020 presidential election loss in Georgia.
U.S. District Judge Leigh Martin May had denied Graham's request last Monday to quash his subpoena and on Fridayto put her decision on hold while he appealed. Graham's lawyers then appealed to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Once May decides that issue, the case will return to the 11th Circuit for further consideration, according to the appeals court order.
Willis opened the investigation early last year, prompted by a Jan. 2, 2021, phone call between Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. During that conversation, Trump suggested Raffensperger could"find" the votes needed to overturn his narrow loss in the state.
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