It has been 30 years since Anita Hill testified before a Senate Judiciary Committee about being sexually harassed by then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas.
Graham said Democrats want to "destroy" Kavanaugh's life and hold the seat open in the hope of winning the White House in 2020.
When a reporter asked Hatch what he meant by saying the 51-year-old was "attractive," he said: "In other words, she's pleasing."
Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, read her statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing on Thursday.