Sen. Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin GrahamSenate GOP aims to confirm Trump court pick by Oct. 29: report The Hill's Campaign Report: GOP set to ask SCOTUS to limit mail-in voting Senate GOP sees early Supreme Court vote as political booster shot MORE (R-S.C.) says it would be "absurd and naive" to accept an offer by Russian President Vladimir Putin granting access to Russian agents in exchange for letting Russian intelligence interrogate a former U.S. ambassador.

“There is no rule of law in Russia, there’s the rule of Putin,” said Graham, a member of the Armed Services Committee and leading GOP voice on national security.

“If it were Switzerland requesting to talk to people, it would be different. I can’t see any circumstance where I would agree to allow the Russia government to talk to anybody,” he added.

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The White House said Wednesday that it is mulling a proposal from Putin to allow Russian intelligence officials to interrogate former U.S. Ambassador to Moscow Michael McFaul.

Graham said handing a former U.S. ambassador over to the Russian government “would be an offense to the State Department.”

The Kremlin also wants to interrogate businessman and Putin critic Bill Browder, who is a British citizen.

In exchange, special counsel 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 be allowed to sit in on interviews with 12 Russians indicted on charges of interfering in the 2016 U.S. election.

President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE during a news conference alongside Putin earlier this week called it an “incredible offer.”

Graham, however, pushed back strongly on Thursday.

“Mr. Browder has committed no crimes other than standing up to Putin,” he said.

“I’m dead set against it. I don’t see any support for it,” he added.