UPDATE: Graham explains Flake demands – Kavanaugh vote PASSES committee but Jeff Flake adds stipulations on final vote!

by The Right Scoop

The vote on Brett Kavanaugh in the committee has passed by a majority vote and Kavanaugh’s vote will now go to the floor.

However Jeff Flake has flaked out on a final vote, stipulating that he can’t vote for Kavanaugh on the floor without a short investigation and no more than a week delay.

It’s also been suggested that there are other Republicans that may be interested in these ‘negotiations’, no doubt referring to Collins and Murkowski.

Only the leadership of the Senate, meaning McConnell, can make this happen. But if they don’t do it, Flake is probably going to vote no on the floor vote.

Flake claims the country is being ripped apart and that he’s just trying to do some due diligence to try and bring the country back together.

Here’s is Flake making is original recommendation:

And here he is justifying this:

UPDATE:

Here’s Lindsey Graham translating Jeff Flake’s motives:


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