'She's had nothing to do with the Kavanaugh hearings,' Durbin told Graham after he asked Ketanji Brown Jackson about Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation.
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham questions Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on Wednesday.Durbin intervened after Graham kept interrupting the Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson."She's had nothing to do with the Kavanaugh hearings," Durbin told Graham.
Graham asked Jackson for her positions on unauthorized immigrants and voting and pressed her on her sentencing record in child-pornography cases during his 20 minutes of questioning. When his time was nearing its end, Graham repeatedly interrupted Jackson as she tried to answer his questions.The exchange came to a head when Graham pivoted to ask Jackson about Justice Brett Kavanaugh's 2018 Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
Graham went on to detail the sexual-assault allegations against Kavanaugh that took center stage in his confirmation battle before the judiciary committee. He singled out Democrats on the committee, accusing them of withholding the information until the hearing to blindside Kavanaugh. Democrats, with the exception of the ranking judiciary-committee member Sen. Dianne Feinstein,"He was ambushed. How would you feel if we did that to you?" Graham asked Jackson.
The conversation then shifted back to Jackson's record on child-pornography cases. Several Republicans have claimed that Jackson, in her time as a federal district judge, was lenient with child-abuse offenders because she imposed sentences shorter than those recommended by federal guidelines., saying they leave out key context and data showing Jackson's conduct was within the mainstream of federal judges and that the guidelines are overly severe and outdated.
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