Platner Says Collins Is 'Lying Through Her Teeth' in Her Latest Defense of Kavanaugh Vote
"US Sen. Susan Collins on Monday faced backlash, including from the Democratic candidate trying to unseat her, for falsely stating that the Supreme Court ruling overturning the federal right to abortion was decided 6-3 and that Justice Brett Kavanaugh was not a pivotal vote."
"In a newly aired Fox News interview, Collins (R-Maine) said she 'disagreed with the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision overturning Roe v. Wade, but the fact is, whether Justice Kavanaugh were confirmed or not, Roe v. Wade would have been overturned, given the 6-3 vote.' The vote to overturn Roe, ending the constitutional right to abortion, was in fact 5-4, with Kavanaugh joining the majority despite Collins’ repeated insistence during the judge’s Senate confirmation process that he would not support toppling critical precedents."
" 'Susan Collins is lying through her teeth,' Graham Platner, the Republican incumbent’s Democratic challenger, said in a statement. 'Roe v. Wade was not overturned 6-3. That is a lie. It was 5-4. Brett Kavanaugh was the deciding vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, and Susan Collins was the deciding vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to a lifetime appointment on the Supreme Court.' "
“ 'And let’s be very clear: Everyone knew that Brett Kavanaugh would overturn Roe,' Platner continued. 'She can lie and say she was misled. She can claim she’s disappointed. But the reality is, she knew exactly why Donald Trump nominated Kavanaugh—and she voted to confirm him anyway.' "
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