Appeals court pauses order for Graham to testify before Atlanta grand jury

Republican senator was ordered on Friday to appear before grand jury investigating efforts to overturn 2020 election

A federal appeals court on Sunday temporarily blocked a judge's order requiring Republican senator Lindsey Graham to testify before a Georgia grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in that state.

The judge who ordered Graham's appearance in front of the grand jury - Leigh Martin May - should determine whether the subpoena requiring the South Carolina senator testify before the panel should be quashed or modified in accordance with the US constitution's speech or debate clause.