Sen. Lindsey Graham on Trump's potential Supreme Court pick and new allegations on Hunter Biden.
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Thats, the latest news we are
bringing to you right now,
Steve lets, bring if South
Carolina republican Senator
Lindsay Graham Senator Good
Morningg to you
senator. Thank you number one.
Shooting a police officer is not
a protest. ThatS, a crime
Steve. Absolutely.
We need to get further details
about it.
Nonetheless, when you look at
the you know, there was rage
in Louisville after it was
announced that the Grandnd jury
would not indict anybody for her
death.
Do you understand the
frustration
senator yeah, so you have three
police officers that went to the
grand jury. One was indicted for
reckless endangerment, but
murder is a specific intent.
Crime at least first degree
murder.
You meant to kill the person
with malice and forethought.
I doubt that they knew
Ms Taylor
II think we went to the wrong
apartment and things got out of
hand.
I think murder would be
impossible.
The police officers did not get
up that day. That night go in
plan to go murder. Ms Taylor
now lethal force, the use of
deadly force has to be analyzed.
Police officers are allowed to
do it under certain
circumstances.
The grand jury heard the
evidence two of the officers
were not indicted, one was, and
that is our legal process.
The attorney general of Kentucky
is very talented man and the law
was applied to the facts. In this
case
people dont like the outcome.
I understand the frustration,
but we cant be a country of mob
rule.
We cant just try people as mob.
We have to have a legal process
and it was used here.
Ainsley lets talk about the
replacement of Justice Ginsburg.
I believe that youre looking to
start a confirmation hearing the
week of October 12th,
is that true, and can you tell us
more about the timeline
senator? I havent released a
timeline yet, but the earliest
anyone has ever been had a
hearing from the time a
nomination to hearing was ten
days with justice, John Paul
Stevens and, I think, Justice
Berger.
We are looking at a timetable
like that, and we will give a
chance for Democrats to
challenge the nominee and not
abuse the nominee.
We will let the american people
look at the nominee
highly qualified woman who will
impress the country
we will try to make it a
circumstance where you can learn
about her learn about the law,
learn about the Senate.
I want it to be meaningful and
challenging, but we will not let
it become destructive, as it was
in Kavanaugh
Brian. The president wants it
done before November. Third, because
the tight tons election and the
rule the Supreme Court could
play
what are the odds of that
happening?
Senator my goal is to get the
nominee through the committee
process with the meaningful
hearing, a probing hearing, get
it to the floor in time for
Mitch Mcconnell to process the
nomination get a final vote
before the election.
A 4 4 Supreme Court is not a
good deal for America.
We need a 9 person, Supreme Court
and people wonder about the
peaceful transfer of power.
I can assure you it would be
peaceful.
We may have litigation about who
won the election, but the court
would decide and if the
Republicans lose, we will accept
the result, but we need a full
court and I think, thats
possible before the election.
The committee will do its work.
We will be thorough and fair, but
we will be firm,
Steve all right. Senator. I
want to ask you about Senate
report.
I will read this because its
complicated
Senate report alleges Hunter
Biden, received millions from the
wife of the Exmoscow mayor and
paid suspects, allegedly
trafficking rings and had links
to chinese military.
If his last name were trump
forget about it,
senator if his last name were
Trump, every newspaper would make
headlines and every Republican
would have a microphone stuck in
the face. What do you think
about Trump Jr? You fill in
the name getting millions of
dollars from a corrupt gas
company in the Ukraine. What do
you think about one of the Trump
kids in air force and getting
one dollar and forty four cents million deal with chinese
Bank
back to the nomination? They are
going to try to destroy the
nominee. The liberal media, with
the democratic radical left, try
to destroy Kavanaugh. This would
be the super bowl of Politics
act Blue raised one hundred and fifty dollars million
right after the death of Justice
Ginsburg. Within three days,
my opponent raised six dollars million
im being outspent four to one
outraced five to one.
I need some help.
We are about to go into the
super bowl of politics of
Supreme Court confirmation
theres, so much going on
the double standard is stunning
look and see, look and see how
this nominee will be treated
compared to what liberal
nominees how they get treated
with kid glove.
Look at the Hunter Biden Report.
If it would have been a
Republican, the whole country
would be blowing up right now.
At the end, to have day we live
in contentious times and we have
to fight back, but focus on
whats best to America.
Whats best to America is have
9 member court to decide the
election if theres a
litigation
whats best for America is for
everybody, regardless of party to
be held accountable for the law
for breaking the law, including
Democrats.
Whats best for America is for
cops to be their conduct to
be scrutinized, but they not be
ridiculed and presumed guilty
before they have their day in
court.
Thats whats best for America,
Ainsley whats, going on youre
running mate, has all of these
your opponent, your opponent in
South Carolina its a tight
race. He has a lot of money.
Im reading in state newspaper
Antilindsey, Graham Super PAC
money,
Senator forty eight percent that gave money
were unemployed in twenty nineteen.
This was a vehicle to get
low dollar donations.
My opponent raised one hundred dollars million
Ainsley in the state of South
Carolina
the most spent on Senate race by
me in twenty fourteen. When I spent
thirteen million
he raised six dollars million from the
time Justice Ginsburg passed
away within seventy two hours and God
bless justice. Ginsburg we are
celebrating her life.
I appreciate waiting Saturday to
announce replacement but im
being killed financially,
this money is hate. My guts,
I stood by Kavanaugh. How dare I
help president trump?
The raft of the left is coming
down on me, but its all of us
all of us are getting outraced
for those who are listening, who
want to help Republicans fight
back, get on our website,
Lindseygraham dot com,
five bucks get a long way if people
are doing it.
Brian senator the President
asked about hes upset about
the ballots and the fact that
they are flooding the zone with
ballots. He was asked what
happens if you lose? The results.
Ive been complaining strongly
about the ballots and the
ballots are a disaster.
What do you say about this?
Being the election is so tight
and could very much go into past
November. Third,
is the president speaking a way
that you can support?
Senator here is the process,
if you believe they were
improperly counted. We have a
legal process
thats. Why we need a 9 member in
the Supreme Court.
Here is whats going to happen,
no matter who challenges the
results to have election.
Eventually, the Supreme Court is
likely to hear that challenge
and when they rule that is,
that is tend of it.
Al Gore accepted his lost five hundred
votes in state of Florida, 5 4
decision in the Supreme Court.
He accepted his lost.
I want the american people to
know that this would be a
context, a lot of shady things
going on, but the courts would
hear our complaints and the
courts will decide and we will
accept the courts decision.
Republican and Democrat, I
promise you as a Republican if
the Supreme Court rules in favor
of Joe Biden, I will accept that
result.
My hope is that we have such an
overwhelming victory. We dont
have to worry about the Courts
Steve. Thank you for joining us
on another slow news day,
laughter.
Transcript generated on 2020-09-24.