By the time of the Ukraine scandal and impeachment, Lindsey Graham and other Republicans had grown tired of defending Trump’s corrupt behavior. But they didn’t blame Trump—they blamed the investigators, and essentially handed Trump the power to do as he pleased.

From The Corruption of Lindsey Graham, read by author Will Saletan.

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