Graham: "What's a high crime? How about if an important person hurts somebody of low means."

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Nadler plays 1999 clip of Graham defining high crimes: ‘It doesn’t even have to be a crime’
by Marty Johnson - 01/23/20 2:43 PM ET

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) took a jab at his congressional counterpart Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) during the Senate impeachment trial Wednesday.

During his turn on the floor, Nadler, one of the House managers, played a 1999 clip of Graham calling for the impeachment of then-President Clinton.

“What’s a high crime? How about if an important person hurts somebody of low means,” Graham said at the time.

“It’s not very scholarly, but I think it’s the truth,” Graham continued. “I think that’s what [the framers of the Constitution] meant by high crimes. It doesn’t even have to be a crime. It’s just when you start using your office and you’re acting in a way that hurts people, you’ve committed a high crime.”

Graham left the Senate floor minutes before Nadler started playing the video of him. Barrasso, who sits next to Graham, patted his empty chair as the video began to play

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