Mike Lee says Judiciary chairmanship ‘hard to turn down’

Mike Lee says Judiciary chairmanship ‘hard to turn down’

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) told the Washington Examiner it would be “hard to turn down” a chance to chair the Senate Judiciary Committee after the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) placed him next in line to hold the gavel. In a Monday evening interview, Lee called the chairmanship “very appealing” but stopped short of saying that he would give up his chairmanship on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee if Republicans maintain their Sen…