Senator Graham said the leak put the integrity of the court in compromise, while also voicing his support for overturning Roe v. Wade.
Lindsey Graham was part of a group of senators who visited Taiwan Friday. The purpose of the visit was to make a pointed and public declaration of the U.S. government’s support for the self-governing island’s democracy, while also issuing a warning to China.
History was made in the nation’s capitol Thursday, as the Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to be first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Many Democratic lawmakers here at home are praising the judge’s confirmation. On the other side of the aisle, some South Carolina Republicans are not as enthusiastic.
This morning, Senator Lindsey Graham announce he will oppose and vote against the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.
Judge Jackson faced a barrage of Republican questioning Wednesday. A common concern among many Republicans is her sentencing in child pornography cases. They say she was too lenient on defendants. Jackson has been quick to fire back, but one instance in Wednesday’s hearing made for an especially heated exchange between the nominee and Senator Lindsey Graham.
Senator Lindsey Graham announced he will support a new bipartisan bill to enable the seizure and sale of Russian oligarchs’ assets to support post-conflict reconstruction in Ukraine.
Senator Lindsey Graham is set to meet with President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Tuesday afternoon. Graham sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which will vote on Judge Jackson’s nomination.
“If Putin comes out of this standing and the Ukraine is destroyed, the world order as we know collapses,” Graham warns.
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham is facing pushback from the White House and all corners of Washington after calling for the assassination of President Vladimir Putin by the Russian people.
When asked about Trump’s comments Wednesday, Graham said he believes his political ally misspoke.
