Senator Lindsey Graham on Sunday said that Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will not change his vote, “unless there’s something more.”
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“I would tell my colleagues — I know you hate Trump,” Graham said during a discussion with Fox News host Chris Wallace about Ford’s upcoming testimony and an eventual vote on Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation. “I’m going to look at this from a prism of being reasonable and fair to Judge Kavanaugh. Everything I know about Judge Kavanaugh goes against this allegation. I want to listen to Dr. Ford. I feel sorry for her. I think she’s being used here.”
“I will do the following,” said Graham. “Listen to Dr. Ford. Compare that to everything and the record and make a decision. This accusation is 36 years old. I don’t know when it happened, I don’t know where it happened, and all the people who have been named say it didn’t happen.” (RELATED: Tucker Carlson: If Dems Succeed In Pushing Back Kavanaugh Vote, ‘His Nomination Will Be Over’)
“Do you have an open mind on this, and is there anything Dr. Ford could say that would persuade you to vote against Kavanaugh’s nomination, honestly?” asked Wallace.
“I want to listen to her, but I’m being honest with you and everybody else,” Graham responded. “What do you expect me to do? You can’t bring it in a criminal court, you would never sue civilly, you couldn’t even get a warrant. What am I supposed to do? Go ahead and ruin this guy’s life based on an accusation? I don’t know when it happened. I don’t know where it happened, and everybody named in regard to being there said it didn’t happen.”
“I’m just being honest, unless there’s something more, no I’m not going to ruin Judge Kavanaugh’s life over this,” added Graham. “But she should come forward. She should have her say. She will be respectfully treated.”
“I‘m not going to play a game here and tell you this will wipe out his entire life, because if nothing changes, it won’t with me.”