- South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham launched a fiery tirade at Senate Democrats during the testimony of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, becoming the first Republican to not use the outside counsel brought in to question both the Supreme Court nominee and the woman accusing him of sexual assault.
- Graham's lecture to Democrats invigorated Republicans, prompting them to take a stronger stance backing the embattled Kavanaugh.
- The committee is moving ahead with the confirmation process.
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Lindsey Graham rallied the troops for Brett Kavanaugh and it just might push his Supreme Court nomination over the finish line
"My bullshit meter got pegged," Graham said.
WASHINGTON — "
When Graham became the first Republican to actually ask a question in the marathon hearing in lieu of yielding his time to the outside counsel, he took it to 100.
Graham's high-tempered excoriation of Democrats for what he said was a politically motivated smear campaign against an otherwise qualified jurist did more than make a few headlines; it galvanized Republicans and fired up a sulking and nervous set of lawmakers.
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Once Graham chose to ditch Rachel Mitchell, the Arizona prosecutor who enabled Republicans to avoid any gaffes or unfavorable headlines from the hearing, every other GOP senator on the committee followed. Their themes echoed Kavanaugh's own defense that this is a disgrace, revenge, and purely about politics. One after the other, Republicans beat their chests and tore into Democrats for what Texas Sen. Ted Cruz called "
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