GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin GrahamSenate GOP aims to confirm Trump court pick by Oct. 29: report The Hill's Campaign Report: GOP set to ask SCOTUS to limit mail-in voting Senate GOP sees early Supreme Court vote as political booster shot MORE (S.C.) on Monday ripped Democrats for engaging in a "wholesale character assassination" of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

"What we are witnessing is the total collapse of the traditional confirmation process for a Supreme Court nominee. It is being replaced by a game of delay, deception, and wholesale character assassination," Graham said in a string of tweets.

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He added that he believed the Senate Judiciary Committee should move forward with both a public hearing scheduled for Thursday — where Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused him of sexual misconduct, will testify — and then a committee vote.

"Clearly when it comes to President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE, elections – in the eyes of Democrats – have no consequences," Graham added.

What we are witnessing is the total collapse of the traditional confirmation process for a Supreme Court nominee.



It is being replaced by a game of delay, deception, and wholesale character assassination. — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) September 24, 2018

Graham's comments come as Kavanaugh is facing a second sexual misconduct allegation.

The New Yorker reported that Senate Democrats are investigating a sexual misconduct allegation dating back to Kavanaugh’s freshman year at Yale.

Deborah Ramirez says Kavanaugh exposed himself in front of her during a gathering at Yale. She told The New Yorker that Kavanaugh thrust his penis in her face, causing her to touch it without her consent.

Both the White House and some GOP senators have attacked the latest report.

Raj Shah, a White House spokesman, has pointed to what he characterized as problems in the woman's story, and the Republican National Committee, which works closely with Trump, issued a memo saying there are "major holes" in her story.

Trump separately told reporters that the accusations against Kavanaugh were “totally political."