Sen. Lindsey Graham assured the American public that Justice Brett Kavanaugh will not be impeached after the New York Times published a new allegation of sexual misconduct over the weekend.
“As Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I promise you Justice Kavanaugh will not be impeached over these scurrilous accusations,” the South Carolina Republican said Monday on Twitter. “What have we learned the last few days? * The @nytimes writes first, verifies later. * Republicans are presumed to be ‘guilty.’ * Democratic presidential candidates are willing to ruin Justice Kavanaugh’s life for political gain.”
“The latest attacks leveled against Brett Kavanaugh are beyond the pale. My heart goes out to Justice Kavanaugh’s family for being forced to endure this ridiculous treatment once again,” the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said.
As Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I promise you Justice Kavanaugh will not be impeached over these scurrilous accusations.https://t.co/MBpW3G8zOk
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) September 16, 2019
The latest attacks leveled against Brett Kavanaugh are beyond the pale.
My heart goes out to Justice Kavanaugh’s family for being forced to endure this ridiculous treatment once again.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) September 16, 2019
Graham, 64, became a hero among some conservatives during Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings last fall, when he gave an impassioned speech describing Kavanaugh’s treatment as “the most unethical sham” he had seen in his political career.
The New York Times published a new accusation against Kavanaugh over the weekend, based on hearsay from a witness that refused to talk to them. The alleged victim denied the event ever happened according to friends and also refused to talk to the Times. The Washington Post said they had the same story a year ago but declined to run it because they could not confirm it.
Several Democratic presidential candidates have called for the impeachment of Kavanaugh since the new allegation.