‘Thuggish Takedown’: Senate Republicans Accuse Democrats, Media Allies of Smear Campaign against Conservative Justices

... For ranking member Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.), who has supported greater transparency from the Court in the past, the new push is not a good-faith effort. “We can talk about ethics and that’s great, but we’re also going to talk about a concentrated effort by the left to delegitimize this court and to cherrypick examples to make a point,” Graham said during his opening statement.

Graham pointed back to Democrats supporting demonstrations outside the justices homes and the Court building, despite the fact these demonstrations are criminalized by federal statute. “I want to tell you, Gorsuch; I want to tell you, Kavanaugh: You have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) in 2020.

...“Virtually every member of the Democratic caucus except maybe one or two are for expanding the number of judges to dilute the conservative majority that exists today,” explained Graham. “This is about destroying a conservative court.”

Senator Mike Lee centered his time on the attacks that have been concentrated on Clarence Thomas.

...“Today’s hearing and the radical left’s continued attacks on Justice Thomas and his wife Ginny over the last 31.5 years are part of a sustained, hateful attempt to discredit an honest man and a principled jurist,” explained Lee. “The truth is the left simply disagrees with his decisions and with the decisions of our current Supreme Court and they obviously can’t persuade the American people to adopt their radical policies through legislation, so they’re attempting to destroy the court’s credibility and intimidate the Republican appointed justices and their families starting with Justice Thomas.”

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