Lindsey Graham: Republicans ‘got the votes’ to confirm Supreme Court nominee before election

Published September 22, 2020 2:03am ET



Sen. Lindsey Graham said enough Republicans in the Senate are prepared to confirm a new justice to the Supreme Court before the Nov. 3 election.

The South Carolina Republican, who is chairman of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee, told Fox News host Sean Hannity during a Monday evening interview that whomever President Trump nominates to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died at the age of 87 on Friday, will be quickly moved through his committee and confirmed by the GOP-led Senate.

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