In Dramatic Last Minute Turn, Jeff Flake Calls For Kavanaugh Delay, FBI Probe

In a truly remarkable turn, Senator Jeff Flake on Friday afternoon agreed to advance Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination out of committee, but he added a caveat. Flake indicated that his support for Kavanaugh going forward will be contingent upon a one-week, "limited" FBI investigation into allegations leveled by Christine Blasey Ford "and others." As Bloomberg's Shannon Pettypiece reminds you, "only the White House can direct the FBI to reopen the background investigation". Lat

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2 thoughts on “In Dramatic Last Minute Turn, Jeff Flake Calls For Kavanaugh Delay, FBI Probe”

Flake got played, and btw played collins and murkowski…..and if only 1 of these 3 had voted against, bart would be out.

if its up to djt to order the fbi to investigate for a week….dont hold your breath…right to the floor and pence casts the deciding vote, likely while praying.