Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), who last week initiated the one-week FBI background investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, said Tuesday that the FBI had not yet shared anything from that investigation with him.
“We have not seen any of the reporting yet,” Flake, sitting next to Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), said in an interview at The Atlantic Festival.
“We were told it might come back more in real time, and that we might have some decisions to make in terms of where they go,” Flake added. “My hope is that they– as they interview these individuals, then they’ll immediately follow up on other leads that they might have.”
Call me hopelessly optimistic, but these don’t sound like the sort of words we’d here from somebody who was chomping at the bit to vote to confirm on Friday without at least a thorough reading of the report.
Meanwhile, shredders are being put to high use in the Oval Trailer…
I am getting optimistic too. McConnell is looking desperate. Is it possible there are others starting to waver as well? I sense this is crumbling…
I actually agree—I think Flake is almost hoping that the investigation turns up something that puts him in the “no” category. My fear is that the FBI is going to return an “inconclusive” whitewash, even though Ramirez has given them corroborating witnesses.
One of the things that gives me pause here is that NeverTrumpers are not the same as NeverKavanaughs.
Beer-Belch Bart may be gaining on Trump in the Horrible-Person Department, be he’s Federalist Society.
To establishment Republicans, that’s catnip.
Rosenstein and Wray – despite any personal disgust at Trump – are quintessential establishment Republicans.
And they, of course, ultimately decide where this “investigation” goes…or doesn’t.