Breaking: Lindsey Graham’s Air Force Past Under Scrutiny Again
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By David B. Wheeler, American Muckrakers
October 14, 2025
WASHINGTON – New details are emerging about Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) early military career, raising questions about a long-rumored personal relationship that could clash with his public stance opposing LGBTQ+ legal protections, United States Air Force regulations, and whether he allegedly violated the law by paying a college student for companionship or sex.
Sources close to the investigation tell American Muckrakers that Graham, then a captain in the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General Corps, maintained a regular “weekend companion” a UNC Asheville student named Paul Folger during 1983-1984.
Eyewitness accounts from dorm residents describe Graham arriving Fridays “like clockwork” to pick up Folger, then the resident advisor in Moore Dorm, for trips to cities like Charleston, Charlotte, or Savannah; all amid the prelude to Desert Storm in 1990. They would sometimes drive to the weekend get-aways or fly from Asheville, NC, …
