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No, Lindsey Graham didn't announce he wouldn't confirm Matt Gaetz | Fact check

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Sen. Lindsey Graham hasn't announced he won't vote to confirm Matt Gaetz as Attorney General.

A Nov. 13 Facebook post said he wouldn't vote for Gaetz .

The claim came on the same day President-elect Donald Trump nominated Gaetz to be his attorney general in his second administration.

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