Given Sen. Lindsey Graham’s contempt for his Democratic colleagues throughout the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination hearings, their worst nightmare is on the verge of coming true.
“If I am chairman, next year, I’m going to remember this,” Graham warned the cabal of Democrats who orchestrated the gutless 11th hour ambush of Kavanaugh.
Well, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, announced Friday that he will be taking over the chairmanship of the Finance Committee, which puts Graham in position to succeed Grassley as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, The Hill reported.
The South Carolina Republican took to Twitter to praise Grassley’s leadership of the committee.
“I very much appreciate Senate @ChuckGrassley’s leadership of the Senate Judiciary Committee,” Graham tweeted. “He chaired the committee with a steady hand, sense of fundamental fairness, and resolve. His leadership serves as a model to us all.”
I very much appreciate Senator @ChuckGrassley's leadership of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
He chaired the committee with a steady hand, sense of fundamental fairness, and resolve.
His leadership serves as a model to us all.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) November 16, 2018
Graham also shared where his focus will be if he’s selected as Judiciary chairman, to include “aggressive oversight of the [DOJ] and FBI.”
“If I am fortunate enough to be selected by my colleagues to serve as Chairman, I will push for the appointment and Senate confirmation of highly qualified conservative judges to the federal bench and aggressive oversight of the Department of Justice and FBI,” he tweeted.
If I am fortunate enough to be selected by my colleagues to serve as Chairman, I will push for the appointment and Senate confirmation of highly qualified conservative judges to the federal bench and aggressive oversight of the Department of Justice and FBI. https://t.co/aGu4bXX1Hq
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) November 16, 2018
As for the oversight function, Graham told CNN in a recent interview that he would further investigate the Hillary Clinton email controversy if he becomes chairman of the Judiciary Committee.
Sen. Lindsey Graham said he will investigate how the FBI handled the investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 elections and Hillary Clinton's email controversy if he becomes chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee https://t.co/V09TRyKTOD pic.twitter.com/0PNxMBj6df
— CNN (@CNN) November 14, 2018
The lawmaker also discussed his strategy if selected as Judiciary chair with Fox News’ Sean Hannity.
Graham has been supportive of protecting special counsel Robert Mueller being able to complete his investigation.
Regardless, the left is not happy with the prospects of a Graham chairmanship:
Good Lord. Graham already stated two days ago he wants to spend next year investigating Hillary's emails again and the FBI over the Russia probe.
He's going to make a mockery of the Judiciary Committee more than Grassley already has.
— 🌲Andy 👣from 👣Oregon🌲 (@AndrewFmOregon) November 16, 2018
Buckle up for "But Her Emails 2.0" in 2019! https://t.co/xI4hiAHZSB
— Megan Ferguson (@Oh_YoureFergie) November 16, 2018
Lindsay Graham is Frank Underwood.
— Heather Beach (@DocHeatherB) November 16, 2018
Honestly was the most terrifying news of the week. Only mild relief is that he’s back on the ballot in 2020. Hope you’re paying attention South Carolina!!
McConnell, Cornyn, Sasse, Ernst & Collins are up too. Be ready to Blue Wave Goodbye!
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— Leen Onme ??? [insomniactivist] (@disentidealist) November 16, 2018
At the same time, there is already a look ahead to 2020, when Graham is up for reelection, and how the plum assignment might impact the outcome.
Lindsey Graham is poised to become Judiciary cmte chair, which could make him bigger target for Dems in his 2020 re-election bid, via @Emma_Dumain https://t.co/HgZ9QdzZzT
— Ben Wieder (@benbwieder) November 16, 2018
https://twitter.com/jim_newell/status/1063492382140887042
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The longest-tenured writer at BizPac Review, Tom grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills.
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