Background check process and tells a what the fbi will or wont be doing next, Mitch Mcconnell vowing Brett Kavanaughs nomination will soon go to a senate vote. And henry with what happens next and but breaking news. The times of northwest indiana just posted a story on its website saying joe donnelly, the moderate democrats facing a tough reelection in indiana this morning before this breaking news said he would vote no on Brett Kavanaugh, hes not telling the local newspaper he will reserve judgment and wait to see what the fbi says and maybe could get to yes. This is a signal of the highstakes situation going on for the white house, the president ordered the fbi to order a supplement a background check which is a big risk because Brett Cavanagh himself testified yesterday, this could open the floodgates to more salacious and unverified allegations. On the plus side this could lock in yes votes from moderate democrats like donnelly and Susan Collins and could ultimately get him confirm
Investigations are under way. A lastminute change of heart from key republican senator jeff flake. The same senator cornered in an elevator hours earlier by emotional protesters demanding that he listen when women come forward with stories of Sexual Assault. All of this after a long day of heartbreaking testimony from Christine Blasey ford and Brett Kavanaugh vehemently denying the accusations. So where do things go from here . We know the fbi is focused on this weeklong probe into the recent accusations and sources tell cnn three Senate Sources and a probe available to senators not to the public and then senators will move forward towards a yea or nay vote. President trump wavering in his support for the Supreme Court nominee. Well hear from the president in a few hours when he holds a Campaign Rally in west virginia. Check in with cnn ryan nobles at the white house. Unclear, will the president actually talk about kavanaugh . This entire week. The process, et cetera, when stumping . R
House juciciary senate judice democrats dont want this to happen. They got a lastsecond reprieve from the arizona senator jeff flake. Watch. I would be proper to delay the floor vote for up to but not more than one week. In order to let the f. B. I. To do an investigation, limited lid in time and scope. Late this evening, kavanaugh releasing a statement saying, throughout this process i have been interviewed by the f. B. I. , i have done a number of background calls directly with the senate. And yesterday, i answered questions under oath about every topic the senators and their counsel asked me. I have down everything they have requested and i will continue to cooperate. A short time ago leader Mitch Mcconnell saying the majority stands behind judge kavanaugh. The committee is thoroughly investigated the lastminute allegations that have been brought forward. The evidence that what has been produced either fails to corroborate the accusations. Or supports judge kavanaughs unequivocal de
And you know if it was anybody else they would havent taken as seriously, we know, chris, we travel a lot. He trust chris coons and thats one to have reasons that he decided to push for the oneweek investigation n. The time period he asked for it, there was this poynant moment in an elevator in capitol hill. Youre telling me that my assault doesnt matter, what happened to me doesnt matter and that youre going to let people do these things into power. Thats what youre telling me when you vote for him. In the interview with the atlantic he says hes predisposed to vote unless something comes up to investigation because kavanaugh is a conservative and hes a conservative. Hes essentially in the same boat with a number of democrats and republicans that are looking for investigation and waiting to be concluded for the next week before they decide how they are going to vote. Lisa murkowski, republican of alaska, she writes, its important to have fair process for sake of judge kavanaugh and dr.
Mcconnell vowing tonight that kavanaughs nomination will soon go a full senate vote. Yeah, shannon. You mention that breaking news. The times of northwest indiana is posting a story on its website saying donnelly had said he would vote no on kavanaugh. He now is telling that local newspaper hes going to reserve judgment, see what the fbi says and maybe could get to yes. The president has now ordered the fbi to provide a supplemental background check, which is a big risk. This could open the floodgates to more salacious and unverified allegations. But on the plus side for kavanaugh, this could lock in yes votes. Kavanaugh could be confirmed as long as the fbi does not find evidence to corroborate dr. Fords allegations. All this coming by this man, jeff flake, asking the white house to push forward with the fbi probe. The president said he would do it. They want it limited to current credible allegations and that it must be completed one week from today. So next friday. But that does not