Flake " you do not have my vote until a FBI investigation takes place". Nt

[Ninga]

[marybourg]

1. Constituent pressure can sometimes work!!!

[onetexan]

2. I just turned on MSNBC just now - the hell just happened?

Freaking Graham is speaking right now; he says Flake is asking for a week delay to investigate?

Also wondering if Flake is feeling guilty all of a sudden?

[BumRushDaShow]

4. WaPo had pre-emptively sent out a breaking that said

"Senate panel backs Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh in a party-line 11 to 10 vote".

And then obviously THAT was wrong because they never put up any article after that.

[Mountain Mule]

3. tRump would have to request this, no?

I can't see the abhorrent Orange thing doing this. Nevermind crummy Mitch and ludicrous Linsey.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. No. He doesn't control the Senate business and calendar

[Mountain Mule]

11. Requesting the FBI to investigate, I mean?

[BumRushDaShow]

13. The FBI could just amend their "background check" request from the Senate

to include/research additional info. I suppose Drumpf could order the DOJ not to comply but then that may mean his nominee doesn't get confirmed because Senators from his party will not proceed unless this is done.

This is not something "separate" as an "investigation" (just as a sidenote).

[Mountain Mule]

15. Thanks for the explanation!

[Ninga]

6. Then theoretically Flake would vote no when the full Senate votes. Nt

[Alhena]

8. Exactly, Trump doesn't have to do it, but his nominee loses if he doesn't

[WeekiWater]

9. I think it takes Trump to reopen the original background check.

I also think Grassley has the power to request a new investigation into the new information. It is my understanding that reopening the background check is the quickest and easiest way to go, minus the Trump side of the equation.

[niyad]

7. BFD--demanding that the investigation be limited to Dr. Ford's allegations, AND it must

be done in less than a week.

this is jeffie trynig to look good, pretending to actually care.

[Ninga]

12. Well then let's color outside of the lines and let Avanatti loose on prime time...

If As Flake stated, limited in time and scope to Dr Ford, we color outside the lines.

[tavernier]

10. Oh, we knew you were a good guy, salt of the earth

type, friend to children and animals, the epitome of decency itself!

Disregard everything I said about you three minutes ago.



But I can say it again if you change your mind

[lame54]

14. He never said that...

And never will

[SubjectTrip]

16. And yet he still voted yes. nt

[Raven123]

17. I believe Senate can vote on the nominee regardless of the Judiciary Committee

So Flake’s vote has limited impact there. Who knows what happened afterward. Perhaps some cover for Murkowski and Collins after Donnelly, Tester said they were “No’s.”