On Friday, Senator Jeff Flake from Arizona told reporters that he would vote for President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. The senator said that following the completion of the FBI investigation into the sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh “unless something big changed” his vote would be yes.
“I don’t see what would,” he added.
SEN FLAKE says he plans to vote yes tomorrow on Kavanaugh unless something big changes and he doesn’t see what would change. Says was a hard decision for everybody.
— Alex Moe (@alexmoeflo) October 5, 2018
The FBI began its probe late last week after Flake, the Senate Judiciary Committee single swing vote, stated that he would only move forward if Republican leaders agreed to authorize a limited, week-long investigation into Christine Blasey Ford’s accusation against Kavanaugh.
Kavanagh has continued to deny the allegations but that has not stopped two other women stepping forward making similar accusations.
After Flake reviewed the evidence provided by the FBI pertaining to the investigation, the Arizona senator told reporters that he saw “no new” information that would bolster the claims.
On Monday, Flake said: “It does no good to have an investigation that just gives us more cover, for example. We actually need to find out what we can find out.”
The Senate voted 51-49 to move forward Kavanaugh’s nomination with just one Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski voting against the embattled judge. However, Murkowski’s “no” vote was balanced out by a “yes” vote from West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin.
The advancement of Kavanaugh’s nomination now gives the Senate 30 hours of debate before they can vote a straight up or down vote.
After Flake’s announcement, Democrats are in panic mode as they view Kavanaugh a threat to the Affordable Care Act and the abortion debate. If the Senate does indeed confirm Kavanaugh, Republicans will have a conservative majority on the court. The conservative-leaning judge is looking to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy, who has often sided on liberal issues such as gay rights and abortion.
The Senate will cast their final votes on Saturday.
H/T Daily Caller
