The Washington Post reports:
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) doubled down Tuesday on his vow to hold a vote by the end of the week on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, saying he was the victim of open “floodgates of mud and muck.”
“One thing we know for sure: The Senate will vote on Judge Kavanaugh here on this floor, this week,” McConnell said during a floor speech in which he also dismissed some recent media reports about Kavanaugh’s decades-old behavior.
His comments come as Democrats are pressing for a more expansive FBI investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by Kavanaugh. On Monday, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee called for FBI interviews of about two dozen people who might have information relevant to three Kavanaugh accusers.
.@senatemajldr: “[Democrats] will not be satisfied unless they have brought down Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination.” pic.twitter.com/XhF4yT8X2p
— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 2, 2018
After the FBI shares what they’ve found, Senators will have the opportunity to vote. We’ll have the opportunity to vote “no” on the politics of personal destruction. We’ll have the opportunity to vote “yes” on this fine nominee.
— Leader McConnell (@senatemajldr) October 2, 2018
Democrats may be trying to move the goalposts every five minutes, but their goal has not moved an inch. They will not be satisfied unless they bring down Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination.
— Leader McConnell (@senatemajldr) October 2, 2018
The Democratic Leader and the ranking Democrat on the Committee both said recently that an FBI investigation can be completed in less than a week.
Let me make a small prediction — soon enough the goalposts will be on the move once again.— Leader McConnell (@senatemajldr) October 1, 2018