A trans woman has alleged that she had a paid sexual encounter with the late US senator Lindsey Graham, saying she decided to speak publicly only after his death because she no longer feared retaliation. Throughout the interview, Snider alleged she met the South Carolina Republican while working in Washington, D.C. in 2015, after advertising her services online. Taylor Snider said she first attempted to tell her story in 2020Snider alleged Graham paid her $400 (£297) in cash before leaving. She claimed she was preparing to speak publicly before receiving an anonymous phone call warning her: “If you move forward with your story, watch your back.” “When it comes to oppressing a people, Senator Lindsey Graham takes the cake.”