Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), one of former President Trump’s closest Senate allies, reassured Trump Tuesday evening that he will be acquitted on a charge of inciting an insurrection just hours after his lawyers received terrible reviews after their disastrous opening arguments. “I think his team will do better, can do better,” Graham told reporters, summarizing his conversation with Trump earlier in the day. “I reinforced to the president, the case is over.
It’s just a matter of getting the final verdict now.” Graham made his bold prediction after 44 Republican senators, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), voted against proceeding with a trial that Trump’s defense team argued was unconstitutional.