{"id":105086,"date":"2026-06-12T18:43:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T22:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adviews.info\/news\/?p=105086"},"modified":"2026-06-12T18:43:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T22:43:37","slug":"lindsey-graham-threatens-riots-in-the-street-if-trump-is-prosecuted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adviews.info\/news\/?p=105086","title":{"rendered":"Lindsey Graham Threatens \u2018Riots in the Street\u2019 if Trump Is Prosecuted"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Graham\"
Courtesy of Chad Davis (Flickr CC0)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham told Fox News\u2019s \u201cSunday Night in America\u201d host Trey Gowdy that there would be riots in the streets if Donald Trump is prosecuted for the \u201cmishandling of classified documents\u201d when he left the White House. If anyone missed his statement, the retired Air Force lawyer and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee used the phrase twice.<\/p>\n

South Carolina\u2019s Senator compared the FBI\u2019s search of the former president\u2019s Mar-a-Lago residence with the agency\u2019s interactions against Trump enemies, Hillary Clinton and Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n

The only similarity of these investigations is each subject is a political figure who seemingly violated the law. The first two are minor when comparing Clinton using a private email server or Biden\u2019s tax liabilities against Trump\u2019s possible charges of obstruction of justice, criminal handling of government records, and espionage. Clearly, the former president did not simply mishandle classified documents as his supporters claim; he attempted to steal them.<\/p>\n

After the protests-turned-riots during Trump\u2019s presidency and the January 6th attack against the United States Capitol, Americans are concerned about threats against democracy, and Graham\u2019s dark statement is no exception. However, his threat of riots in the street is not much different than calling for a new civil war or shouting 1776. Calls for civil war flooded airwaves, and social media increased after the FBI seized 15 cartons of documents at Mar-a-Lago. So Graham\u2019s threat nearly two weeks later is old news. Moreover, since America is already embroiled in a \u201ccold civil war,\u201d his statement bears no weight.<\/p>\n

\"Graham\"
Courtesy of Gage Skidmore (Flickr CC0)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Does the Senator\u2019s statement suggest there would be an escalation from a verbal and passive-aggressive war to one that is physical if Trump is prosecuted?<\/p>\n

Many Americans are tired of the former president\u2019s and his followers\u2019 complaints and conspiracies, something that makes Graham\u2019s riots threat ineffective with non-MAGA people. Nonetheless, they are not ignoring civil war threats, and, despite Democrats\u2019 call for stricter gun laws, they are arming themselves.<\/p>\n

Critics disparaged Graham for making the statement despite Kevin Bishop, a Graham spokesperson, emphasizing that the Senator was not making a threat but a prediction.<\/p>\n

The Washington Post reported that Richard Haass, president of the nonpartisan think tank Council on Foreign Relations, admonished the Senator\u2019s so-called prediction on Twitter:<\/p>\n

\n

[Graham\u2019s] prediction that violence may follow any prosecution of the former Potus may not qualify legally as incitement, but it is irresponsible all the same as it will be seen by some as a call for violence. Public officials are obligated to call for the rule of law.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Although she did not mention Graham by name, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre criticized\u00a0 \u201cextreme Republicans\u201d for their dangerous\u201d comments about violence. While others called the Senator\u2019s statements irresponsible and shameful, reported The Washington Post.<\/p>\n

Not wanting to miss out on the opportunity to support one of his once harshest critics turned staunch advocate, Trump posted the threat that Graham told Fox News on Truth Social.<\/p>\n

The Senator did not express dismay over the prospect of violence. Instead, he referred to riots in the streets twice. Graham believes violent outrage against Trump\u2019s treatment by Homeland Security, DOJ Merrick Garland, the FBI, and America\u2019s judicial system is justified.<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/p>\n

The Washington Post:<\/strong> There will be \u2018riots in the street\u2019 if Trump is prosecuted, Graham says; by Kim Bellware
\nThe New York Times:<\/strong> Graham Predicts \u2018Riots in the Streets\u2019 if Trump Is Prosecuted; by Jonathan Weisman
\nThe Guardian:<\/strong> Graham predicts \u2018riots in streets\u2019 if Trump is prosecuted over classified records; by Martin Pengelly<\/p>\n

Featured and Top Image Courtesy of Chad Davis\u2019 Flickr Page \u2013 Creative Commons License
\nInset Image Courtesy of Gage Skidmore\u2019s Flickr Page \u2013 Creative Commons License<\/p>\n

\n

Discover more from Guardian Liberty Voice<\/h3>\n

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Courtesy of Chad Davis (Flickr CC0) Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham told Fox News\u2019s \u201cSunday Night in America\u201d host Trey Gowdy that there would be riots in the streets if Donald Trump is prosecuted for the \u201cmishandling of classified documents\u201d when he left the White House. If anyone missed his statement, the retired Air Force lawyer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":105087,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[28],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adviews.info\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105086"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adviews.info\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adviews.info\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adviews.info\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adviews.info\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=105086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.adviews.info\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105086\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adviews.info\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/105087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adviews.info\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=105086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adviews.info\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=105086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adviews.info\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=105086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}