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Lindsey Graham

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Lindsey Olin Graham is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Graham has been a prominent figure in national politics, known for his work on issues such as national security, foreign policy, and judicial appointments. He has played a key role in various legislative efforts and has been an outspoken advocate for military support to Ukraine in recent years.

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Nov 14, 2018

The acting attorney general said he would not recuse himself from the probe, as many Democrats, including Senator Mark Warner, want him to do.

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Nov 14, 2018

Senator Graham said he committed to not shutting down the investigation in this meeting.

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Nov 13, 2018

So I would urge the President to knock this off. This is the greatest democracy on earth. You're the leader of the free world. And people are going to start doubting you as a person if you keep making accusations against our electoral…

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Oct 15, 2018

Lindsey graham, who was onboard with the president on Brett Kavanaugh, is not when it comes to the Saudi government.

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Sep 30, 2018

If an opening comes in the last year of President Trump's term, and the primary process is started. We'll wait to the next election.

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Sep 27, 2018

Women need to be heard. There needs to be a process to protect anybody accused of a crime. And this madness needs to stop.

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Sep 27, 2018

If you wanted an FBI investigation, you could have come to us. What you want to do is destroy this guy's life, hold this seat open, and hope you win in 2020.

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Sep 26, 2018

If you wanted an FBI investigation, you could have come to us. What you want to do is destroy this guy's life, hold this seat open, and hope you win in 2020. This is the most unethical sham since I've been in politics.

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Sep 6, 2018

The more President Barack Obama speaks about the good old years of his presidency, the more likely President Donald Trump is to get re-elected. In fact, the best explanation of President Trump's victory are the results of the Obama…

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Sep 4, 2018

Can you sit down with five -- you and four other judges and overrule Roe v. Wade just because you want to?

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Sep 3, 2018

I hope that the American people will see through this charade, and I wish you well.

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Sep 3, 2018

To my Republican colleagues, if you vote no, you are legitimizing the most despicable thing I have seen in my time in politics.

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Sep 3, 2018

This is not a job interview. This is hell.

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Sep 3, 2018

God, I hope you never get it. I hope the American people can see through this sham that you knew about it and you held it.

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Sep 3, 2018

This is the most unethical sham since I have been in politics.

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Sep 3, 2018

I learned how much unexpected courage from a deep and hidden place it takes for a rape victim or sexually abused child to testify against their assailant.

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Sep 3, 2018

If he is confirmed, do you think the Court will be in good hands if he is a member of it?

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Sep 3, 2018

I think I have got integrity, but I am not going to put myself in the category of this man in terms of his ability to impress his peers.

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Sep 3, 2018

What matters to me is the quality of your work, and I think you do the country a great service.

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Sep 3, 2018

He sounds like a great judge, but a lousy politician. He has no chance in my business.

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Sep 3, 2018

I worry about the people coming after you. Every time we have one of these hearings, it gets worse and worse and worse.

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Sep 3, 2018

I hope you will understand that this war is not over, that the war is coming back to our shores.

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Sep 3, 2018

Are you aware of the fact that the radical Islamic groups are trying to recruit Americans to their cause, that they are over the internet trying to get Americans to take up jihad?

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Sep 3, 2018

The only reason I mention that, to my good friends--and they are--who believe that America is not part of the battlefield, it sure was on 9/11.

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