{"id":2465476,"date":"2025-07-23T01:34:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T05:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-likens-chances-of-dc-grand-jury-indicting-obama-to-me-being-in-the-nba-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T01:34:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T05:34:57","slug":"graham-likens-chances-of-dc-grand-jury-indicting-obama-to-me-being-in-the-nba-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-likens-chances-of-dc-grand-jury-indicting-obama-to-me-being-in-the-nba-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Graham likens chances of DC grand jury indicting Obama to \u2018me being in the NBA\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgraham-likens-chances-of-dc-grand-jury-indicting-obama-to-me-being-in-the-nba-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2465476&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Lindsey Graham expressed skepticism about teh likelihood of a Washington, D.C. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-desantis-laughs-off-trumps-nicknames-call-me-a-winner\/\" title=\"WATCH: DeSantis laughs off ......s nicknames: ...Call me a winner...\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-official-who-pulled-knife-on-trump-supporters-indicted-on-weapons-charges-media-tries-to-frame-him-as-victim\/\" title=\"Democrat Official Who Pulled Knife On ... Supporters Indicted On Weapons Charges; Media Tries To Frame Him As Victim\">grand jury<\/a> indicting<\/a> former President Barack Obama, former CIA Director John Brennan, or former FBI Director James Comey over allegations related to ignoring intelligence indicating Russia was not involved in interfering with the 2016 election. Graham likened the chances of such indictments to him making it into the NBA, implying they are very unlikely. Though, he supported investigating these figures for their possible actions. The discussion comes amid claims that the Obama management sought alternate intelligence assessments to implicate the trump campaign in Russian interference. Former President Donald Trump has also pushed for prosecutions, calling the actions treasonous, though legal limitations may hinder such efforts. Obama&#8217;s office dismissed these allegations as baseless attempts at distraction, reaffirming that Russia did interfere in the 2016 election but did not manipulate votes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Graham likens chances of DC grand jury indicting Obama to &lsquo;me being in the NBA&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2179730\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lindsey-graham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sen. Lindsey Graham<\/a> (R-SC) believes it is unlikely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3479063\/obama-responds-trump-treason-claims-russia-2016-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">former President Barack Obama<\/a> will be indicted by a grand jury for his administration&rsquo;s alleged role in ignoring intelligence pointing to Russia not being involved in the 2016 election.<\/p>\n<p>Graham compared the chance of Obama, ex-CIA Director John Brennan, or former FBI Director James Comey being indicted to him &ldquo;being in the NBA.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3479294\/second-illegal-immigrant-arrested-off-duty-cbp-officer-shooting\/\">Second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-immigrant-arrested-for-alleged-rape-of-10-year-old-ohio-girl\/\" title=\"Illegal Immigrant Arrested For Alleged Rape Of 10-Year-Old Ohio Girl\">illegal immigrant arrested<\/a> for involvement in off-duty CBP officer shooting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3479267\/trump-republicans-obama-cheated-not-appropriate-questions-epstein\/\">Trump tells Republicans to &#8216;say Obama cheated&#8217; if asked &#8216;not appropriate&#8217; questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3479196\/doj-fires-alina-habba-replacement-desiree-leigh-grace\/\">DOJ fires Habba replacement hours after New Jersey judges rejected Trump pick<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;When you show these documents to a DC grand jury, and we know all about DC grand juries, what do you think the chances are of an indictment coming for Brennan, Comey, Barack Obama, or any of these guys?&rdquo; Fox News host Jesse Watters asked Graham.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Probably like me being in the NBA,&rdquo; Graham responded.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Watters: If you showed these documents to a DC grand jury.. what do you think the chances are of an indictment coming for Brennan, Comey, Obama or any of these guys?<\/p>\n<p>Graham: Probably like me being in the NBA. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tGu40bIOkA\">pic.twitter.com\/tGu40bIOkA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Acyn (@Acyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acyn\/status\/1947822020244476130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The senator continued, saying he agreed that the three men should be investigated for possibly ignoring the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fmr-capitol-police-chief-sends-letter-explaining-how-intel-community-failed-to-respond-to-jan-6-protests\/\" title=\"Fmr. Capitol Police chief sends letter explaining how Intel Community failed to respond to Jan. 6 protests\">intelligence assessment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The documents that Gabbard released show that President Obama basically ordered his people to go look again and get a different result,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;And this begins to explain how crooked the Mueller investigation was because the same people that he was talking to to do another intelligent assessment are the same people that cooked up the warrant stuff, you know, the Clinton campaign. So, yeah, we need to look at this. This is a big deal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump suggested Obama should be prosecuted on Tuesday after weeks of intense media scrutiny over the president&rsquo;s relationship with convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Whether it&rsquo;s right or wrong, it&rsquo;s time to go after people,&rdquo; Trump said, mentioning a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3475949\/obama-officials-hid-intel-that-cleared-trump-in-2016-declassified-records-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report published by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence<\/a>&nbsp;on Friday alleging the Obama White House sought to tie Trump&rsquo;s 2016 campaign to Russia after <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >intelligence community assessments suggested<\/a> that Russia wasn&rsquo;t directly meddling in the election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Based on what I read, and I read pretty much what you read, it would be President Obama. He started it, and Biden was there with him, and Comey was there, and Clapper. The whole group was there,&rdquo; he told reporters. &ldquo;This was treason. This was every word you can think of. They tried to steal the election. They tried to obfuscate the election. They did things that nobody&rsquo;s ever even imagined.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3477612\/statute-of-limitations-likely-restrict-2016-russiagate-doj-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">statute of limitations<\/a> likely limits the Trump administration&rsquo;s ability to prosecute Obama or his administration&rsquo;s officials for their alleged actions during the 2016 election.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3479063\/obama-responds-trump-treason-claims-russia-2016-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">OBAMA FIRES BACK AGAINST TRUMP&rsquo;S &lsquo;OUTRAGEOUS&rsquo; TREASON CLAIMS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Patrick Rodenbush, an Obama spokesman, slammed Trump&rsquo;s claims as a &ldquo;ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Out of respect for the office of the presidency, our office does not normally dignify the constant nonsense and misinformation flowing out of this White House with a response. But these claims are outrageous enough to merit one,&rdquo; he said in a statement. &ldquo;Nothing in the document issued last week undercuts the widely accepted conclusion that Russia worked to influence the 2016 presidential election but did not successfully manipulate any votes. These findings were affirmed in a 2020 report by the bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee, led by then-Chairman Marco Rubio.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2179730\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2179730\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graham says Obama indictment chances like him joining NBA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2465477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lindsey-graham.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[59697,3803,59699,59698,32076],"class_list":["post-2465476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-dc-grand-jury","tag-graham","tag-nba-comparison","tag-obama-indictment","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lindsey-graham.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2465476"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2465480,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465476\/revisions\/2465480"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2465477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2465476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2465476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2465476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}