We think it’s safe to say that Ivanka Trump probably isn’t too pleased with Lindsey Graham right now.
Calls for the former first daughter’s text messages from January 6 to be released are growing louder after the antigay senator let it slip that she was one of the main conduits between Republican lawmakers and ex-president Donald Trump during the deadly insurrection.
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The Independent reports:
Texts handed over to the House panel investigating the Capitol riot by former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows before he ceased his cooperation with the committee have revealed that Fox News hosts and Mr Trump’s eldest son Donald Trump Jr texted Mr Meadows on January 6 urging him to get Mr Trump to call off his supporters and tell them to go home.
Mr Graham has said that he didn’t text with Mr Meadows on January 6, but told CNN’s Manu Raju that he spoke with Ivanka Trump and asked her to send a message to her father to “tell his people to leave”.
Sen. Lindsey Graham said he didn’t text with Meadows on Jan. 6 —- but told me he spoke with Ivanka Trump to deliver a message to her dad. He said he wanted then-President Trump to “tell his people to leave.”
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) December 14, 2021
Graham’s remarks to Raju come just a few weeks after The Washington Post reported that he repeatedly called Ivanka during the siege with suggestions for what her dad might say to get the insurrectionists to stop trashing the building, shitting in the halls, and hunting for Mike Pence.
“You need to get these people out of here,” he reportedly told her. “This thing is going south. This is not good. You’re going to have to tell these people to stand down. Stand down.”
Related: Lindsey Graham “screamed” during insurrection, accused officer of not doing “enough” to protect him
On Monday, Rick Wilson, co-founder of the Lincoln Project, tweeted, “I want to see what Jared and Ivanka were texting to Meadows.”
I want to see what Jared and Ivanka were texting to Meadows.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) December 14, 2021
So far, the tweet has received over 30,000 likes, nearly 4,000 retweets, and hundreds of comments supporting an investigation into Ivanka’s text records.
Based on what they’ve let slip out now … what’s next to come is going to be lit.
— laura vecsey (@lauravecsey) December 14, 2021
“tell the patriots to staaahhhhhp it, they’re making me look bad,” she said between champagne popsicles
— shauna (@goldengateblond) December 14, 2021
curious if there were texts from unknown numbers which would be from burner phones…
— Bill Allen (@BillAllenScoop) December 14, 2021
Those phones are all at the bottom of the Potomac, in pieces.
— ViperTwoSix (@vipertwosix) December 14, 2021
I want all the texts put into a coffee table book.
— Susan Joliver 🗽☮️🏳️🌈 (@SeekingSusie) December 14, 2021
They were asking how much money they were making over the insurrectionists! What was their hotel occupancy.
— Suzie (@kathylockhart3) December 15, 2021
Other than “This is really going to screw our chances of getting invited to the Met gala?!?!”
— Sarcastic Introvert 🇵🇹 🇺🇸 (@runningonq) December 14, 2021
well allegedly she threw a dinner party the next evening and the insurrection was never discussed. Denial is her life coping mechanism.
— Beachy1 🌊☀️ (@cayman2016) December 14, 2021
Not much is known about Ivanka’s actions that day, other than she started watching the insurrection unfold on the TV in her office in the West Wing before moving over to the president’s dining room, where she continued watching it on TV with her dad as they frantically tried to come up with a response.
Related: Ivanka hosted a fancy dinner party the night after January 6 because of course she did
At 3:15 that afternoon, she tweeted: “American Patriots – any security breach or disrespect to our law enforcement is unacceptable. The violence must stop immediately. Please be peaceful.”
She deleted the tweet within minutes, however, after being slammed for addressing the insurrectionists as “patriots.” The next day, she and Jared hosted a lavish multi-course dinner party at their home with several Trump VIPs where absolutely no mention of the previous day’s deadly violence was mentioned.
Graham Gremore is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer at Queerty. Follow him on Twitter @grahamgremore.
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Being back public hanging for these twats
RosemarysBaby
I couldn’t agree more. If they made it pay-per-view they could erase the national debt.
Openminded
I can’t help but believe this is part of the “smoke & mirrors” in the investigation. While it’s very important to find out what happened, is it really that necessary to determine how many people Trump ignored while they were calling for a stand down or is somebody just buying time dwelling on the same “crime”? I believe it’s already been duly proven that Trump ignored his personal advisor.( even though I question how liable he can actually be legally held for the 1/06 uprising or for not doing more to calm the crowd), but that’s a whole different argument. I think it’s time to move on to the next alleged wrong doing and get this thing closer to the end. Trump was obviously ignoring clearer heads that day. Does it matter if he ignored one advisor or one hundred? Let’s look at Trump’s phone records instead and search for evidence that he had direct contact with any of the actual insurrectionist. So far, I haven’t seen any proof that he broke any laws in regards to 1/06. He certainly didn’t act in the countries best interest with his statements leading up to that day, but I still wonder if he ever actually crossed the line that would make him legally responsible. Morally he’s guilty as He11, legally, IDK.
daddytop
(a) A riot in the District of Columbia is a public disturbance involving an assemblage of 5 or more persons which by tumultuous and violent conduct or the threat thereof creates grave danger of damage or injury to property or persons.
(b) Whoever willfully engages in a riot in the District of Columbia shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 180 days or a fine of not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01, or both.
(c) Whoever willfully incites or urges other persons to engage in a riot shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 180 days or a fine of not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01, or both.
(d) If in the course and as a result of a riot a person suffers serious bodily harm or there is property damage in excess of $5,000, every person who willfully incited or urged others to engage in the riot shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or a fine of not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01, or both.
GayEGO
DaddyTop is right on!
Fahd
Graham would turn in his own grandmother for a few pieces of silver or if you threatened to slap him on the wrist with a ruler. He’s an evil coward. The committee should subpoena Ivanka’s texts.
CNY1983
I thought she was letting Kim Guilfoyle massage her thighs before she started dancing to “Gloria”?
Paulie P
CNY1983
I thought she was letting Kim Guilfoyle massage her thighs before she started dancing to “Gloria”?
Now that’s funny!
Jim
Poor Ivanka. She thought she’d be someone important, but is just the butt of jokes.
No wonder she’s maintaining a low profile.
cuteguy
This closet case isn’t only Ivanka’s worst nightmare. He’s also all of ours. Why did South Catalonia vote him in again?
twomen4u
Does anyone actually think we will ever have the truth about Jan 6?
mantus
We already know the truth.
GayEGO
Linda Graham Cracker messed up again, it is amazing he is still around the Senate.
oinkndoink
…If this is all it took, then this is the first woman who Lindsey ever screwed !!!!
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