The Supreme Court nominee was interrupted by Graham. Jackson was asked what she thought about the hearings. She had nothing to do with the hearings. Dick Durbin, the Senate's majority whip, was involved in a back-and-forth between Lindsey Graham and the Supreme Court nominee. Graham pressed Jackson on her sentencing record in child pornography cases during his 20 minutes of questioning. Graham interrupted Jackson when she tried to answer his questions. The exchange came to a head when Graham asked Jackson about the Supreme Court confirmation hearings. The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee interrupted Graham after he exceeded his allotted questioning time. Graham replied, "Well please, Mr. Chairman." She has a right to give an answer, because she filibustered every question I had. I am trying to make a point in 20 minutes. Graham went on to accuse Democrats on the committee of withholding information until the hearing to blindside the nominee, because they were aware of the sexual assault allegations against him. The Democrats were caught off guard by the accusations, just as the Republicans were. He was attacked. Graham asked Jackson how he would feel if we did that to him. —Forbes (@Forbes) March 23, 2022 Jackson told Graham that she appreciated the kindness that every senator had shown her during her confirmation process. Graham cut her off, noting that she was a very nice person, and then continued to speak about the handling of the confirmation. She had nothing to do with the hearings. Graham slammed his hand on the table after he asked her how she would feel about what happened. You will not let her finish her response. The Democratic senator from Vermont, seated next to the Republican, demanded an order in the hearing room. Jackson was given the opportunity to respond to Graham's questions after he was notified that his time had expired. Jackson told Graham that he had no comment on what procedures took place in this body. Jackson had a record of child pornography cases. Several Republicans claim that Jackson, when she was a federal district judge, imposed shorter sentences on child pornography offenders than federal guidelines recommended. Legal experts have said that the accusations are false and that the guidelines are outdated and too severe. Some Republicans have distanced themselves from the attacks on Jackson. Jackson has defended her record, denounced child pornography crimes, and explained her job as a judge during her confirmation hearings this week. I sent every person in the charts and documents to jail because I knew how serious the crime was. I talked to every person about the harm of the images to the victims. Jackson said he talked about what the crime does to the children who are being abused in the photos. That is what Congress requires of judges and that is what I did in every case. The original article is on Business Insider. The second day of Supreme Court nomination hearings began with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson defending herself against Republican accusations that she had been too soft on child porn offenders. During the first day of her confirmation hearings, Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said that if she is confirmed to the high court she will work to support and defend the Constitution and this grand experiment of American democracy. The data from Consumer Reports shows the 10 least reliable cars. Mike Braun tried to walk back his comments, but his answer to a question about judicial activism was pretty explicit. The Wisconsin legislative maps were thrown out by the Supreme Court on Wednesday because they were preferred by the governor. 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