Rep. Walter Jones first Republican to call for FBI investigation of Kavanaugh
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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/408622-first-republican-calls-for-fbi-to-investigate-kavanaugh
Rep. Walter Jones became the first Republican lawmaker in Congress to call for an FBI investigation into allegations by three women that President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee,
Brett Kavanaugh, sexually assaulted or harassed them decades ago.
“I think there should be an investigation by the FBI. I really do,” Jones told The Hill in a brief interview in the Capitol. “What in the world difference would 10 days make? Why not wait 10
days, why not wait two weeks to find out the truth?” Such an investigation could exonerate and “help Kavanaugh,” argued Jones, who has sometimes clashed with Trump.
Asked if he thought the three women accusing Kavauagh were credible, Jones replied: “I don’t know enough information to say that. But they should be given the benefit of the doubt.”
Jones is not a senator and will have no role in the confirmation of Kavanaugh, but his comments are notable as many Republicans in the Senate close ranks around Kavanaugh.
A handful of GOP senators remain undecided in the Senate, where Republicans have a narrow 51-49 majority.
Kavanaugh has vehemently denied all allegations against him, something Trump has called a “con job” by Democrats trying to derail the nomination. Both Kavanaugh and Ford will
testify about the allegations before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday. Democrats have been calling for an FBI investigation into the assault allegations. But so far, Jones is
the only Republican on Capitol Hill to join those calls.
On Tuesday, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) told CNN an FBI investigation would “clear up a lot of things.” But later in the day, she walked back those comments and said she was not
calling for the FBI to get involved.
If just one more of them actually shows a spine, McConnel's plan to rush through the confirmation is dead in the water.
Jones is not a senator and will have no role in the confirmation of Kavanaugh, but his comments are notable as many Republicans in the Senate close ranks around Kavanaugh.
A handful of GOP senators remain undecided in the Senate, where Republicans have a narrow 51-49 majority.
Note that is is one of the more moderate Republicans and is running apposed this election.
Yeah, if anyone else flips, it's basically guaranteed it's either someone else running unopposed, or someone that is retiring after their term ends.
“What in the world difference would 10 days make? Why not wait 10
days, why not wait two weeks to find out the truth?”
"Yeah but like....ehhhhhhhhhhhh, I dunno, c'mon. Right? Like.....EHHHHHHHHHHH. Know what I mean?"
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unless they're willing to put their vote on the line its absolutely just pandering. We have had 2 years of fake resistance where GOP members come out and say this is bad but never do anything but vote lock step with mitch
Because they HAVE to go with the party, it's just not something you can go against, it's not a thing, it's impossible.
FBI investigations take longer than a few weeks, I think its just pandering.
flake and all the lame duck senators absolutely can do whatever they want, they have no future in this gop but they still vote lock step even Flake who could stop the whole bullshit vote on friday
