John Cornyn
Role at the time: U.S. senator from Texas
Condemned
Statement summary
Cornyn says Graham would be appalled by Trump's order waiving the Graham Act's Russia sanctions.
“Lindsey would be appalled”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)John Cornyn says Lindsey Graham would be appalledOriginal post, October 17 at 7:31 a.m. Eastern
Cornyn shares a New York Times report on Trump's order exempting Russia from the sanctions law and says Graham would be appalled.
Why we used this label
The reference point is Trump's waiver of the Graham Act's Russia sanctions. Cornyn expresses disapproval of the waiver by saying Graham would be appalled by it.