Posted on 09/28/2018 12:00:58 PM PDT by Kaslin
Sen. Lisa Murkwoski (R-AK) told reporters Friday that she agrees with fellow moderate Republican Sen. Jeff Flake (AZ) in his call for an FBI investigation that would delay the Senate floor vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination for up to one week.
Murkowski believes there should be an investigation that is “limited in time and scope.”
Murkowski to @ckmarie:
“do you support Senator Flake’s call for a delay and an FBI investigation?”
Murkowski: "yes I do. It has to be limited in time and scope.”— Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly) September 28, 2018
During the Senate Judiciary Committee vote to move Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination to the full Senate, Sen. Flake insisted that he did not think they should have a full vote on Kavanaugh until there has been a week-long FBI investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Kavanaugh.
The committee did vote 11-10 to confirm Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
As a moderate Republican, Sen. Murkowski was a key vote in the confirmation process.
Kavanaugh's confirmation will be determined by her and other key moderate senators such as Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeff Flake.
Judge Kavanaugh and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford both gave emotional testimonies Thursday on allegations that he groped her and pinned her down while he was drunk at a party in high school.
Kavanaugh fully denies her allegations and the witnesses she initially claimed were present have denied that such an event occurred.
I’ve been saying for almost two that dragging this thing out into mid-October and beyond actually works in the GOP’s favor.
Yes, I agree.
Same here. We need the votes and we don't yet have them. If a few more days are what's needed to secure them, fine. We get ONE shot at a Senate vote.
Sorry — I’ve been saying for almost two WEEKS ...
By the Republicans, just unbelievable.
Yeah but they will get directed back by Trump.
It should hopefully be less than a week. I think Thomas FBI investigation was 4 days.
What a travesty.
Even if the FBI finds nothing new, the Dems will to a person, still vote NO..
They should be sifting the sands looking for the guy who drove her home after she was supposedly raped. He’s the key.
This election is important. Vote to help Trump.
Just saw a fascinating theory on the_Donald’s reddit site. That Flake was used to get the Demo back for a quorum, needed a minimum of 2 ‘Rats apparently. And something about a 2 hour rule. Sounds like someone over there thinks Flake stuck it to the ‘Rats?!
Even Ray Charles can see that, and he's blind, and dead.
We all know that “limited” means NOTHING to the Dems! The FBI already rejected DiFi’s referral to them of the letter from Ford, what exactly do they imagine demanding they investigate the incident will uncover?
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Exactly these loser’s think we are stupid. I hate these people.
They want him to be pulled as a nominee.
these assholes fall on their sword JUST TO SPITE TRUMP.
HERE’S THE THING, THE FBI WILL SUBMIT A 7,000 PAGE REPORT, IT WILL TAKES WEEKS, MAYBE A MONTH OR MORE TO ‘MULL IT OVER’ BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE IT’S MEANING CONVENE’S, A YEAR BEFORE A DECISION IS REACHED.
or just switch parties today - if they agree with the rats, might as well become one.
“Moderate” my ass! Owned - lock, stock and barrel without a nanogram of moral courage or basic principles.
Unless one of these witnesses miraculously remembers something they didn’t remember before...don’t put it past the Democrats. Given everything else they have done, threats and blackmail would not be beneath them. How would they explain the contradiction to their previous sworn statement? They “searched their recollection” and remembered more things - it was 36 years ago so it was “hard to remember” but now they do.
I think that may have been the “prediction” Rush said he made but did not choose to verbalize.
How many new “allegations” in the next week, huh?
And these are the beings who make the laws that govern us...
It will take a week to get Ford to agree to be interviewed by the FBI.
yea sure do you think they’re going to turn it down NOW!?????
LOL
This is an unmitigated DISASTER
Flake and his dog killing son can go die.
Seven Members of the Committee, actually present, shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of discussing business. Nine Members of the Committee, including at least two Members of the minority, shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting business.
LMAO, if this is true.
We're not after the dems.. we need the whole GOP, and right now we don't have it.
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