Kavanaugh on the Brink
Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court moved toward a dramatic culmination Wednesday night and Thursday morning, as senators received a supplemental FBI report on President Donald Trump’s nominee and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell scheduled a key vote for Friday morning.
The White House says the report found no wrongdoing on Kavanaugh’s part, according to The Wall Street Journal. McConnell’s move seems to signal confidence that he has enough votes to confirm Kavanaugh, though senators have not yet finished reviewing the FBI materials and several key senators still haven’t announced their vote. On Wednesday evening, Ben Sasse, a Nebraska Republican who had been expected to back Kavanaugh, voiced doubts on the Senate floor but stopped short of saying he would vote against him.
Senator Chuck Grassley, the that he had received the FBI’s supplemental report. He will review the report, followed by Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein, and then senators will alternate by party. In order to prevent leaks, access to the report will be confined to a single room that members will visit to read it.
