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McClatchy Washington Bureau
McClatchy Washington Bureau
National
Emma Dumain

Graham: Kavanaugh criticism 'the most despicable thing' he's seen in politics

WASHINGTON _ Sen. Lindsey Graham had kept quiet during Christine Blasey Ford's testimony that she was sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in 1982.

But by the time it was his turn to speak during Kavanaugh's rebuttal before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the South Carolina Republican became animated and angry.

On Thursday afternoon, a visibly shaken Graham told Kavanaugh that the conservative federal judge was a "victim" of Democratic attempts to derail his confirmation.

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