Flake votes aye. It’s done, the Judiciary committee will approve of the Kavanaugh nomination but Flake says he has an agreement on a one-week FBI investigation before a final vote.
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Jeff Flake's stand is successful. This is a risk Mitch McConnell did not want to take as the FBI could dig up incriminating evidence against Kavanaugh.
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To expand on the "up to" one week, what Flake was calling for was to delay the confirmation vote by one week during which time the FBI would do an investigation. In theory, the FBI could decide to conclude before the full week.
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The terms will be key. Will the FBI interview Mark Judge? Will they look into the Ramirez allegations? The Swetnick allegations?
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A very popular Jeff Flake says he's a conservative and he hopes to be able to nominate Brett Kavanaugh, but there needs to be a more thorough vetting first.pic.twitter.com/ZlmJxBDS3u
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This is significant: Flake says the FBI investigation will be limited to *credible allegations.* Says it's up to FBI if that includes Ramirez and Swetnick allegations on top of Ford's.
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Investigative journalists, start your engines.
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They have to or lose three votes...
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"up to".
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"Supplemental"?
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