Lindsey Graham Says Democrats Are Trying To ‘Destroy’ Conservative Supreme Court Justices
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"They're trying to destroy Alito and Thomas because they don't like the fact they're conservative judges," the senator said on Fox News.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Democrats were trying to “destroy” conservative members of the Supreme Court after some lawmakers recently tried to pass a bill meant to address ongoing ethics concerns surrounding several justices.
Senate Republicans, Graham included, blocked legislation earlier this month that could have required Supreme Court justices to adopt a binding code of conduct and establish a means to file ethics complaints against them. The effort came amid a series of reports into Justice Clarence Thomas and his acceptance of lavish gifts from a billionaire friend, as well as recent accounts of flags affiliated with Jan. 6 protesters that were hung outside homes owned by Justice Samuel Alito.
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have pointed to the twin controversies as evidence that stricter rules should be applied to the court. But Graham attacked those efforts in an interview with Fox News on Sunday and alluded Democrats were worried about several major ruling set to come down from the court, including one on former President Donald Trump’s claims of absolute presidential immunity.
“The worst thing that could happen is for the United States Senate and the House to determine what cases the Supreme Court hears,” Graham said on “Fox News Sunday.” He went on to say Democrats were attempting to “micromanage the Roberts court.”
“They’re trying to destroy Alito and Thomas because they don’t like the fact they’re conservative judges,” the senator added.
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