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The GOP Calls to Appoint Yet Another Russiagate Special Counsel Are Ridiculous

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Left: Senator Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., January 30, 2025. Right: Then–President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Young African Leaders Initiative Mandela Washington Fellowship Presidential Summit in Washington, D.C., August 3, 2015.

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Senators Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) and John Cornyn (R., Texas) are leading the charge of Republicans who are calling for a special counsel to investigate former President Barack Obama and top national security officials of his administration in connection with Russiagate — in particular, actions taken circa 2016-17 to investigate the Trump campaign and, later, President Trump himself.

This is a ludicrous suggestion, for at least five reasons:

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