Senator Lindsey Graham on Tuesday accused Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee of launching “a concentrated effort” to delegitimize the conservative majority Supreme Court. Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., called the hearing to discuss Supreme Court ethics reform in light of recent reports that Justice Clarence Thomas took vacations with a wealthy friend who is also a GOP donor.

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