Graham Again Storms Out After Abusive Questioning

Bloomberg News reports:

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham accused Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson of being lenient in sentencing defendants in child pornography cases and for a second day used the Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearing to air complaints about the treatment of past GOP judicial nominees.

In one of the sharpest exchanges yet during the hearings, Graham on Wednesday raised his voice and repeatedly interrupted Jackson as she responded to his questions about her rationale in meting out prison terms in child-pornography possession cases involving massive numbers of images distributed via the internet.

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In one of the sharpest exchanges yet during the confirmation hearings for High Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, GOP Senator Lindsey Graham raised his voice and repeatedly interrupted Jackson as she responded to his questions https://t.co/r3pIGjzs7v

— Bloomberg (@business) March 23, 2022

Senator Lindsey Graham appears to walk out of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing after Senator Durbin suggests congress could improve sentencing guidelines. pic.twitter.com/5qEUhMcoFp

— nikki mccann ramírez (@NikkiMcR) March 23, 2022

A visibly angry Sen Leahy left the hearing room and called Graham’s questioning of Judge Jackson “beyond the pale…As the Dean of the Senate…I’m just distressed to see this kind of a complete breakdown of what’s normally the way the Senate’s handled…he’s badgering her”

— Chris Jansing (@ChrisJansing) March 23, 2022

Sen. Leahy scolds Sen. Graham: “You had a Republican member who went way the over time allotted, ignored the rules of the committee, badgered the nominee, would not ever let her answer the questions. I’ve never seen anything like it. I’ve been here 48 years.” pic.twitter.com/kFzijxE48m

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 23, 2022

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who went 10+ minutes over his allotted time, continues to interrupt Judge Jackson and absurdly asks her how it would feel to be “ambushed” like Justice Kavanaugh, which obviously has no bearing on her own hearing. pic.twitter.com/hhu8xFQbBZ

— The Recount (@therecount) March 23, 2022

For the second straight day, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) appears to walk out of the Jackson confirmation hearing right after his questioning time. pic.twitter.com/1BUPcoIWw1

— The Recount (@therecount) March 23, 2022