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What Happened to Lindsey Graham?

The senator once said that perjury should merit removal for any high-level government official.
Source: POOL New / Reuters

All that’s standing between Brett Kavanaugh and the Supreme Court is an FBI investigation. A few key senators are waiting to hear if the agency finds some form of corroboration for Christine Blasey Ford’s allegation that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in high school.  

But lawmakers should be looking into another issue: whether Kavanaugh lied under oath when he testified before the Senate last week, either about the alleged assault or about his pattern of behavior as a young man.

In the heated days that have followed the hearings, a number of people have told the

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