MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell resurfaced an old clip of Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) talking about the standards for impeachment of a president on Wednesday after President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE's longtime former lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty and implicated the president in a nondisclosure payment deal.

O'Donnell tweeted Wednesday that Graham must answer as to whether he still believes a president can be impeached for no crime at all, and can instead be removed merely for the act of tainting the office.

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Graham originally made the comments during the impeachment proceedings for former President Clinton, during which the now-senator served as a prosecutor for House Republicans arguing in favor of Clinton's impeachment.

“You don’t even have to be convicted of a crime to lose your job in this constitutional republic if this body determines your conduct as a public official is clearly out of bounds in your role,” Graham said at the time.

“Impeachment is not about punishment,” he continues. “Impeachment is about cleansing the office. Impeachment is about restoring honor and integrity to the office.”

O'Donnell implored "every reporter" in Washington to question Graham as to whether he would hold Trump, implicated Tuesday in a scheme to pay women accusing him of affairs for their silence during the 2016 campaign, to the same standard.

"Every reporter must now ask @LindseyGrahamSC if he still believes in the standard he set for removing a president in the impeachment of Bill Clinton William (Bill) Jefferson ClintonAnxious Democrats amp up pressure for vote on COVID-19 aid Barr's Russia investigator has put some focus on Clinton Foundation: report Epstein podcast host says he affiliated with elites from 'both sides of the aisle' MORE," O'Donnell wrote.

Every reporter must now ask @LindseyGrahamSC if he still believes in the standard he set for removing a president in the impeachment of Bill Clinton pic.twitter.com/kbF7guFjm7 — Lawrence O'Donnell (@Lawrence) August 22, 2018

Graham has previously warned Trump against interfering in the special counsel investigation into his campaign's alleged ties to Russia, stating that a move by the president to fire Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE would "probably" be an impeachable offense.

Graham said in a statement Tuesday that “the American legal system is working its will” but that “there have yet to be charges or convictions for colluding with the Russian government by any member of the Trump campaign" after another Trump associate, Paul Manafort Paul John ManafortOur Constitution is under attack by Attorney General William Barr Bannon trial date set in alleged border wall scam Conspicuous by their absence from the Republican Convention MORE, was found guilty of eight charges related to financial crimes.