Graham mocks Democrats as Trump DEA nominee confirms MS-13 gang tattoos

During the confirmation hearing for Drug Enforcement Administration DEA nominee Terrance Cole Sen Lindsey Graham produced a photo of deported alleged gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia and urged Cole to essentially translate the man s controversial tattoos Are you familiar with MS- Briefly what are they Graham solicited They re a terrorist organization Cole replied They re involved in extortion kidnapping drugs intimidation money laundering MARYLAND MAN KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA EXPOSED IN POLICE RECORDS AS VIOLENT REPEAT WIFE BEATERGraham then inquired whether MS- members have membership cards or anything similar for the community to identify them given disputes about what Garcia s knuckle tattoos really mean Not necessarily the membership cards but they are well recognized based on tattoos and different things Cole reported Producing a photo of the tattoos Graham demanded Cole to translate each of them in the fashion of a Rebus puzzle Based on your time and experience and expertise in the DEA what does that photo or those markings suggest to you he appealed NOT A MARYLAND MAN GOP BLASTS DEMOCRAT SENATOR FIGHTING FOR RETURN OF SALVADORAN NATIONAL Well they suggest that he's an MS- member that those are his markings That's his brand When inquired what the leaf on his first knuckle stood for Cole announced it was marijuana which starts with M The second finger was a smiley face he explained which starts with S followed by the number and what looks like a backwards from here So based on your time as a DEA agent in the field particularly in Mexico these tattoos are consistent with MS- associations Graham urged Yes sir that's correct Cole replied To dispel further criticism Graham went on to ask if there might be any other organizations that would use that series of symbols Cole responded in the negative CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPOn Monday House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries D-N Y was appealed by the outlet The Bulwark about Democrats up-to-date trips to El Salvador to meet with Garcia Democratic aides later advised the outlet that Jeffries had reportedly discouraged any more visits The conflict over Garcia s tattoos also boiled over during a newest interview between ABC News Terry Moran and President Donald Trump Wait a minute he had MS- on his knuckles Trump stated before Moran countered that there were specific tattoos that were interpreted that way