Lindsey Graham Wants to Launch Investigation into Donald Trump’s Business Dealings

South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham wants to launch an investigation into President Donald Trump’s business dealings for any potential links to Russia.

The Republican senator raised the issue a day after former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testified before a Senate panel.

James Clapper declined to answer a question about concern over any Russian ties to Donald Trump’s business interests.

Lindsey Graham said it would be “helpful” to see Donald Trump’s tax returns.

“I want to know more about Trump’s business dealings,” he told CNN on May 9.

However, he added it was too soon to determine whether he would be willing to subpoena them from the White House.

During May 8 testimony, James Clapper was asked whether he had any concerns about President Trump’s business interests and a possible connection to Russia.

“Not in the course of the preparation of the intelligence communities assessment,” said James Clapper, who served under former President Barack Obama.

However, when Lindsey Graham pressed the former spy chief on whether he had ever discovered any Trump business ties to Moscow, James Clapper alluded to an ongoing FBI investigation.

“Senator Graham I can’t comment on that because that impacts an investigation,” he said.

President Trump took to Twitter to cast doubt on any questions surrounding James Clapper’s refusal to comment on May 8.

He wrote: “Director Clapper reiterated what everybody, including the fake media already knows- there is <<no evidence>> of collusion w/ Russia and Trump.”

President Trump later added: “The Russia-Trump collusion story is a total hoax, when will this taxpayer funded charade end?”