what is important is what senatorjeff flake way. ff flake has way. what is important is what senatorjeff flake has asked for, thejudiciary senatorjeff flake has asked for, the judiciary committee senatorjeff flake has asked for, thejudiciary committee has no ability to tell the majority leader how to run the floor saw in some ways whatjeff how to run the floor saw in some ways what jeff flake how to run the floor saw in some ways whatjeff flake is asking for is irrelevant but what is clear is he will saying i will not vote for your nominee or i will have concerns about voting for the non—amiga and i should go through the process and thatis should go through the process and that is the power of what he has asked. they are talking about a delay of no more than a week for the fbi to investigate, who will decide whether that investigation goes ahead? that decision has to come to the executive branch but it's not the executive branch but it's not the president's decision, it's made by the attorney generaljeff sessions pour through the fbi

arizona senatorjeff flake the committee to speak. e to speak. arizona senatorjeff flake has just entered the room. now of course he was a saturday who yesterday said he was making his mike... normally we would start the vote right now, but at the point of personal privilege i will call on senator flake. thank you, i have been speaking to a number of people on the other side. we have had conversations ongoing for a while with regard to making sure that we do due diligence here. and i think it would be proper to delay the floor vote for up to, but not more than one week. in order to let the fbi continue... to do an investigation limited in time and scope to the current allegations that are there. and limited to no more than one week. i will vote to advance the bill to the floor with that understanding. and i have spoken to a few other members on my side of the aisle who may be supportive as well. that is my position. i think that we ought to do what we can to make sure that we do what we can to make sure that we do all due diligence wit

but they've also agreed to a proposal by the republican senatorjeff flake to delay the full ballot ofl assault againstjudge kavanagh — which he strongly denies. well, president trump — who nominated brett kavanaugh to be a supreme courtjudge — has been giving his reaction to what happened on capitol hill. i'm just hearing a little bit about it because i've been with the president of chile and we're talking about some very important subjects, but i'm sure it will all be very good. i guess the vote was a positive vote, but there seems to be a delay. i will learn more about it as today goes on. ijust heard about it because we were together. and what do you think of dr ford's testimony when you heard that? i thought her testimony was very compelling and she looks like a very fine woman. very fine woman. but i thought that brett's testimony, likewise, was really something that i haven't seen before. it was incredible. it was an incredible moment, ithink, in the history of our country. but certainly, she was a very credible witness. she was very good in many respects. and i think that, i do

republican senatorjeff flake, the key swing vote on the committee, had just announced he'd backjudgeanaugh. just announced he'd backjudge kava naugh. these just announced he'd backjudge kavanaugh. these women were not impressed. do you think he's telling the truth? do you know? did you think is telling the truth to the country? and what they said clearly left a n country? and what they said clearly left an impression after yesterday's visceral testimony. brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from yelling. this is what terrified me the most. i have never done this, to her or to anyone. what is the strongest memory you have? uproarious laughter between the two and their having fun at my expense. are you saying there's never been a case where you drank so much that you didn't remember what happened the night before or part of what happened? you're asking about blackout — i don't know, have you? could you answer the question, judge? yeah, and i'm curious if you have. i have no drinking problem, judge. nor do i. brett kava naugh‘s performance brett kavanaugh‘s performance had reassu

that vote, on party lines, came after republican senatorjeff flake made these comments about his concerns. i have been speaking with a number of people on the other side, we've had ongoing for a while with regard to making sure that we do due dilligence here. and i think that it would be proper to delay the floor vote for up to, but not more than one week. in order to let the fbi do an investigation, limited in time and scope, to the current allegations that are there. so what of the man who nominated brett kava naugh for the supreme court? president trump is hosting the president of chile at the white house, and he had this response. i guess the vote was a positive vote, but there seems to be a delay. i will learn more about her as the day goes on, ijust heard about it. and what did you think of dr ford's testimony? i thought her testimony was very compelling, and she looks like a very fine woman. very fine woman. i thought that brett's testimony, likewise, was... really something i had not seen before. it was incredible, it was an incredible moment in the history of our country. but cer

crucial is senatorjeff flake, senator from arizona.s of hits and bites but this process is coming to some sort of conclusion in the next few days. thank you very much. that gary on capitol hill. this section on the story goes back tojuly. that's when president trump nominated brett kavanaugh to fill the vacancy on the supreme court. on paper, he seemed a safe bet. he had a long legal background. he's worked on some of the most high profile cases while serving on the us court of appeals. a former white house lawyer, adviser to george w bush. but the nomination was controversial. mr kavanaugh is a staunch catholic. critics were worried about his religious views and his stance on abortion. mr kavanaugh has said presidents should be shielded from criminal investigations. and some critics of president trump said that is not welcome. and we know he supports the second amendment. but now he faces these three separate accusations of sexual misconduct. we spent the last few minutes talking about doctor christine blasey ford. she's been giving e

think that is about the political implications. political implications. from the republican senatorjeff flakeoday. flake is unlikely to hold up the committee. committee. he is not running for real action. he is politically free. how much he wants to upset the republican establishment. republican establishment. creature of the republican establishment. establishment. been lobbying for him behind—the—scenes. behind—the—scenes. get this over as quickly as possible. possible. mid—term is that we have yet another supreme court nomination process. supreme court nomination process. questions about abortion, before the nation. nation. this done as quickly as possible so that they can move other issues. that they can move other issues. we will go back to the senate judiciary. it shows has seriously our society views claims of sexual misconduct. views claims of sexual misconduct. saw an unprecedented 147% increase in calls. in calls. are taking sexual assault seriously, they are empowered to come forward. they are empowered to come forward. i fear it will have disastrous consequences. consequences. wil