
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said President Donald Trump “technically” violated the law by terminating more than a dozen inspectors general in a Friday night firing spree without notifying Congress as required by law. Graham at first said the president acted lawfully before quickly correcting himself during a Sunday interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker on Meet the Press. The South Carolina Republican ultimately concluded that Trump’s violation of the law was justified because he has the “authority” to make personnel decisions. Welker said, “Let me ask you finally, on Friday night...