Lorretta Lynch was confirmed by a 56 to 43 vote in the US Senate as the next US Attorney General. That was done with both South Dakota Senators voting “no.”

Senator Mike Rounds says he came to that decision after reading over her testimony to the Judicial Committee…

 

Rounds says this is a first for him…

 

Rounds says he didn’t think Lynch clearly answered many questions from Senators on the committee…

 

The nomination was approved about five months after her name was sent to the Senate for confirmation.