‘Nothing Happened’ To Hillary: Lindsey Graham Blasts Political ‘Double Standard’ In Justice System

South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham blasted the American justice system and the recent indictment of former President Donald Trump on Sunday, comparing his alleged actions to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. 

Appearing on ABC’s “This Week” with host George Stephanopoulos, Graham said that Trump is “stronger” politically than he was before the second indictment. He also says that espionage charges against the former president are “completely wrong” because it associates Trump with whistleblowers like Edward Snowden and Julian Assange, which he believes is an unfair comparison.  

“We live in an America where if you’re the Democratic candidate for president, Hillary Clinton, secretary of state, you can set up a private server in your basement to conduct government business, and when an investigation is had about your activity…” Graham said as he was interrupted by Stephanopoulos. 

“What I don’t like is a system in America where the secretary of state — who’s a Democratic candidate for president — has people take a hammer to social media devices and break them apart, apply BleachBit to a hard drive to erase emails, allow classified information to get on a felon’s computer — Anthony Weiner — you haven’t even mentioned that,” Graham told the host. 

“Most Republicans believe we live in a country where Hillary Clinton did similar things and nothing happened to her. Pres. Trump will have his day in court, but espionage charges are absolutely ridiculous,” GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham tells @GStephanopoulos. https://t.co/TAi6FOqGGJ pic.twitter.com/l0ld91Wxw6

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) June 11, 2023

Graham added that he believed the majority of Republicans see a “double standard” applied to politicians on a partisan basis, pointing specifically to Clinton, who “did very similar things and nothing happened to her.” 

“This double standard is real in the minds of most Republicans,” he said.

While he has endorsed the former president’s third bid, Graham acknowledged that he’s not arguing Trump’s alleged actions were flawless but that the law is applied unequally in the United States. The senator said he wanted to review the system in which politicians and presidents handle classified information. Graham added that Trump would argue the Presidential Records Act but made clear his view that the espionage charges are wrong and that the justice system is being used against the former president in nefarious ways. 

“I think Donald Trump is stronger today politically than he was before,” Graham said. “We’ll have an election and we’ll have a trial, but I promise you this: Most Americans believe, most Republicans believe, that the law is used as a weapon against Donald Trump.”

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Graham also pointed to President Joe Biden and former Vice President Mike Pence’s classified document scandals, saying he doesn’t “like any of that.” 

On Friday, a federal indictment from the Southern District of Florida charged Trump with 37 counts, including alleged violations of the Espionage Act. Trump told POLITICO the recent indictment wouldn’t prevent him from continuing his campaign, saying he would “never leave” the race. 

Trump is expected to appear in court on Tuesday.

‘Experience The Evil Truth Yourself’: Jordan Peterson Tweets Full Video Banned By YouTube For ‘Hate Speech’

DailyWire+ contributor Dr. Jordan B. Peterson revealed on Saturday that YouTube had removed a video — in which he and author Helen Joyce discuss gender ideology — for allegedly violating the platform’s “hate speech policy.”

In a tweet posted early Saturday, Peterson shared the message he received from YouTube informing him that a video titled “Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality” was removed due to an alleged “violation”: “Our team has reviewed your content, and, unfortunately, we think it violates our hate speech policy. … We know that this might be disappointing, but it’s important to us that YouTube is a safe place for all.”

Under the “How your content violated the policy” section, YouTube stated in part: “Content glorifying or inciting violence against another person or group of people is not allowed on YouTube. We also don’t allow any content that encourages hatred of another person or group of people based on their membership in a protected group.”

Tagging YouTube, Peterson responded on Twitter: “I have now officially been accused of hate speech by YouTube, Let’s be clear about this: that is a direct accusation [of] conduct deemed criminal in many jurisdictions. This is absolutely not OK, @YouTube. Not OK.”

I have now officially been accused of hate speech by YouTube, Let’s be clear about this: that is a direct accusation conduct deemed criminal in many jurisdictions. This is absolutely not OK, @YouTube. Not OK. pic.twitter.com/SlABDg7Zqu

— Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) June 10, 2023

“I am also accused as you can all see of ‘inciting violence,'” Peterson continued in the thread. “To say I am tired of being accused in this manner by narcissistic authoritarians is to say almost nothing.”

Later on Saturday, Twitter owner Elon Musk suggested that Peterson upload the banned video to Twitter — a suggestion the renowned clinical psychologist followed.

In the tweet containing the video, Peterson added a YouTube-mocking challenge to viewers. “Experience the evil truth yourself,” wrote Peterson.

Upload the video here on your X/Twitter account!

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 10, 2023

This is the episode that @YouTube banned yesterday. Experience the evil truth yourself! https://t.co/zsl1p7OR1W

— Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) June 11, 2023

Within two hours, the post had already racked up more than 675,000 views and 6,800 likes.

YouTube’s censorship of Dr. Peterson comes on the heels of The Daily Wire moving all of host Matt Walsh’s daily show episodes to the platform after YouTube demonetized him over his content taking on gender ideology. On May 30, The Daily Wire began streaming all of its top-ranked hosts’ podcasts for free on the platform.

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Citing Musk’s commitment to protecting free speech, Walsh and The Daily Wire screened the groundbreaking documentary “What Is A Woman?” for free on Twitter on June 1, the one-year anniversary of the film’s initial release and the first day of Pride Month. The tweet of the 90-minute film, which features Walsh asking tough questions underlying the gender ideology movement, has amassed more than 180 million views.

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