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Never forget how he wrested control of Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing and went on the attack to make sure the rapist made it onto the U.S. Supreme Court. Despicable doesn’t begin to describe how awful this person was.
Graham unleashes his fury on Democrats in Kavanaugh hearing
By Kathryn Watson
September 27, 2018 / 5:38 PM EDT / CBS News
Sen. Lindsey Graham, who has vocally defended embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, displayed the depth and intensity of his fury on Thursday afternoon as Kavanaugh defended himself against sexual misconduct allegations.
Graham declined to defer to prosecutor Rachel Mitchell, selected by the Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans to question Kavanaugh and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford. Instead, Graham eviscerated Democrats for their handling of the allegations against Kavanaugh, saying they're willing to destroy Kavanaugh's life for their own political ends.
"If you wanted an FBI investigation you coulda come to us," Graham said, after Democrats on the committee have called for an FBI investigation into Ford's claims. "What you want to do is destroy this guy's life, hold this seat open, and hope you win in 2020. You've said that, not me."
"You've got nothing to apologize for. When you see Sotomayor and Kagan tell them that Lindsey said hello," Graham said, referring to Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan. "Because I voted for them. I would never do to them what you've done to this guy. This is the most unethical sham since I've been in politics. And if you really wanted to know the truth, you sure as hell wouldn't have done what you've done to this guy."
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lindsey-graham-brett-kavanaugh-hearing-unloads-on-democrats-over-supreme-court-nomination-process/
(Apologies for the link to what has tragically become a right-wing news outlet, but in 2018 CBS was still generally a respectable news organization.)
By Kathryn Watson
September 27, 2018 / 5:38 PM EDT / CBS News
Sen. Lindsey Graham, who has vocally defended embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, displayed the depth and intensity of his fury on Thursday afternoon as Kavanaugh defended himself against sexual misconduct allegations.
Graham declined to defer to prosecutor Rachel Mitchell, selected by the Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans to question Kavanaugh and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford. Instead, Graham eviscerated Democrats for their handling of the allegations against Kavanaugh, saying they're willing to destroy Kavanaugh's life for their own political ends.
"If you wanted an FBI investigation you coulda come to us," Graham said, after Democrats on the committee have called for an FBI investigation into Ford's claims. "What you want to do is destroy this guy's life, hold this seat open, and hope you win in 2020. You've said that, not me."
"You've got nothing to apologize for. When you see Sotomayor and Kagan tell them that Lindsey said hello," Graham said, referring to Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan. "Because I voted for them. I would never do to them what you've done to this guy. This is the most unethical sham since I've been in politics. And if you really wanted to know the truth, you sure as hell wouldn't have done what you've done to this guy."
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lindsey-graham-brett-kavanaugh-hearing-unloads-on-democrats-over-supreme-court-nomination-process/
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