Clarence Thomas sides with Lindsey Graham, temporarily halts testimony in Georgia inquiry

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas unilaterally ruled in favor of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), temporarily halting him from testifying in the Fulton County, Georgia, 2020 election investigation.

The South Carolina senator asked the Supreme Court on Friday to block a subpoena from the Atlanta-area special grand jury that is investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.

"Upon consideration of the application of counsel for the applicant, it is ordered that the August 15, 2022 order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ... is hereby stayed pending further order of Justice Thomas or of the Court," according to the high court's latest proceeding on the case.

Graham filed an emergency request to the high court after the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday denied his bid to block a federal court order demanding he deliver grand jury testimony to the Fulton County criminal investigation.