Good on Flake!

The Senate will ask the White House to order the FBI to carry out a week-long background check on Brett Kavanaugh, before voting on whether or not to confirm him.

Two Republican senators, including Jeff Flake, have said such a move is a condition of their agreeing to vote for him, forcing the hand of the majority leadership.

Mark Judge, who refused to testify to the Senate committee, says he will cooperate with the investigation.

Earlier, that committee voted 11 to 10 to advance the nomination after Flake, a Republican, asked for the FBI investigation.

Flake’s proposal was informal because the judiciary committee doesn’t set the vote, senate majority leader Mitch McConnell is responsible for that.

Donald Trump had been meeting with the president of Chile during the committee meeting but said shortly after the vote: “I just want it to work out well for the country.”

The day started with a morning vote on whether to vote to advance the nomination in the afternoon.

Nearly all the Democratic senators walked out in protest of that vote, but ultimately participated in the afternoon vote.

[theguardian.com]

You need to follow the rule of law. The FBI should be allowed to do their job, no trial by jury, the jury being the public.

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he always says one thing and does another. no one is going to listen to him. i wish....

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