Flake: 'I Plan To Support [Kavanaugh] Unless They Turn Up Something--And They Might'

[DonViejo]

By Matt Shuham
September 29, 2018 3:09 pm

Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) told The Atlantic in an interview Friday night that he’d asked for a one-week pause in Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation process — so that the FBI can look into sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh — in an attempt to preserve the credibility of “two institutions”: the Senate and the Supreme Court.

“The Supreme Court is the lone institution where most Americans still have some faith,” Flake said. “And then the U.S. Senate as an institution—we’re coming apart at the seams. There’s no currency, no market for reaching across the aisle. It just makes it so difficult.”

The magazine’s McKay Coppins asked Flake if he planned to continue supporting Kavanaugh’s confirmation “unless the FBI finds something in the next week that changes your mind?”

“Yes,” the senator, who’s retiring at the end of this term, replied. “I’m a conservative. He’s a conservative.”

“I plan to support him unless they turn up something—and they might,” Flake added.

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[dalton99a]

1. "'I'm a conservative. He's a conservative. Doesn't matter if he's a liar or serial rapist."

[thucythucy]

2. What else do "they" need to turn up?

The man lied under oath about his drinking. You're comfortable with a perjurer as Supreme Court justice?

He was surly, obnoxious, and rage-filled during the last hearing. His temperament alone should be a disqualifier.

The Trump White House has refused to release tens of thousands of documents related to his testimony.

There are now two highly credible charges of attempted rape and/or public exposure.

What the fuck else do you need? A video of him shooting someone?

[dalton99a]

3. "The shooting is clearly justified"

"Besides it's not like he's an Islamic terrorist who wanted to kill EVERYONE on 5th Avenue"

[hatrack]

5. Hell, he lied about getting in Yale . . .

He was a legacy - his grandfather went there.

Link to tweet

[hatrack]

4. "I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille!"

[Thrill]

6. He's a joke. Full of shit attention whore