Posted on 10/03/2018 3:11:19 PM PDT by upchuck
The FBI is expected to send a single copy of its supplemental report on sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to Capitol Hill, where it will be kept in a Senate Judiciary Committee safe, two senior Senate sources confirmed to Fox News Wednesday.
The sources added that the report will be sent to the White House before it goes to the committee and it may be carried to the offices of individual senators by request. All 100 senators and nine staffers will be authorized to read the document.
Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., the third-ranking Republican, told Fox News' "The Daily Briefing with Dana Perino" Wednesday that he expected to see the report "sometime today."
"Obviously, that will enable the process to move forward and we hope that we’re going to have the votes to get [Kavanaugh] confirmed when it’s all said and done," Thune said.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., must move to end debate on Kavanaugh's nomination to the high court by the end of Wednesday to preserve any hope of holding a confirmation vote this week, as McConnell previously vowed. However, any move to press forward before the FBI report is complete could risk alienating Republican Sens. Jeff Flake, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski -- all of whom have supported the bureau's investigation.
"[McConnell] said we would vote this week," Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, told reporters. "I’d take him at his word, but we want to do first things first and read the report."
Republicans hold a 51-49 advantage in the Senate and can only afford to lose one vote before Kavanaugh's nomination would be scuppered.
"It's an audience of three that we have to win over, at least at the moment," said Thune, referring to Flake, Collins and Murkowski.
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“It’s an audience of three that we have to win over, at least at the moment,” said Thune, referring to Flake, Collins and Murkowski.
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Screw flake since he is gone. But the other two could be told that the RNC will never give them another dime, their states will receive nothing and the two girls will no longer be on any committees.
Yes it must be kept secret, the American people have no right to know whats going on in government.
Who has the key to the safe?
McConnell needs to do some arm-twisting, LBJ style.
Nobody will read it.
This was just for show.
“Republicans hold a 51-49 advantage in the Senate and can only afford to lose one vote before Kavanaugh’s nomination would be scuppered. “
Flake will vote “no” so to be hailed by the NYTs.
Voting is a four day process, minimum.
LOL, just in time for the national propaganda blast by the MSM
This is incorrect.
Aren’t there 3 or 4 Democrats in Red States who can be convinced to vote the right way?
We know how long it takes to vote, how long will the FBI report take to leak?
The other will be placed in a hermetically sealed mason jar and kept on Funk and Wagnall’s poach.
Manchin and Heitkamp will be gone if they vote no.
If the report gives them cover, yes.
I hope so!
And if the Turtle pulls this off, he’ll be off my shiite list.
Porch, dang it!
Yeah; let’s get this dog and pony show on the road and get it done! Vote Friday morning first thing.
This didn't happen in government. What did, or didn't, occur happened in high school.
We didn't get to see Gorsuch's backgrund check since there wasn't anything to prevent him to be a Justice and no one accused him of s sexual assault.
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