Posted on 10/02/2018 12:30:13 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Tuesday that only senators will see the FBI's report on its investigation into the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
"We'll get an FBI report soon. It will be made available to each senator and only senators will be allowed to look at it," McConnell told reporters.
He added, "that's the way these reports are always handled."
The FBI is investigating allegations that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford when the two were high school students more than three decades ago. Under a deal reached by GOP senators they have until Friday to wrap up their investigation.
Blasey Ford went over her allegations in dramatic testimony last week. Her charges were then refuted by Kavanaugh during a hearing that transfixed much of the nation.
The White House and Republican senators asked the FBI to reopen its investigation the next day, after Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and other senators called for it. Flake and two other GOP senators are undecided on Kavanaugh's confirmation, as are two Democrats.
Shortly after McConnell's comments, GOP Sen. John Cornyn (Texas), McConnell's No. 2, said that he expected a "public statement" on the FBI's findings but not for the report itself to be released.
Republicans, leaving a closed-door lunch, said they did not know when the FBI would finish up its investigation but floated that it could happen as early as Wednesday.
Whether or not the report will be publicly released is becoming the latest point of division between senators.
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said there was "growing" support within the Senate for publicly releasing the FBI's report.
"Why are our Republican colleagues so afraid of making this public?" he asked.
And whomever their staff leaks it to.
He better leverage the FCUK out of it to RED STATE DEMS to help get this done and FCUK FLAKE along the way.
No staff? You think that’s going to stop the leaks?
That’s how raw FBI reports are typically handled.
Except for the ones on Hillary’s coffee table.
Wait, what! I’ve got whiplash. First DiFi says no, then turtle says no. Now chucky says yes???
Leak it.
Will implicate Dems and media in the smear.
The eneMedia will have it about 30 seconds after Fagin Schumer gets his copy....
We’ll see it before the Senators do...
Translation: The Commies can leak the parts they find helpful, and we will stick a thump up our ass and lick a lollypop.
When are the senators going to see Blowsey’s yearbook?
Not releasing the report would guarantee BK’s defeat. Perhaps that’s the spineless GOP’s plan now.
First. Then it’ll leak out of there like a flood.
The FBI should set a trap here. Make each copy of the report given to rat Senators slightly different to make leaks traceable. Then Trump could humiliate the leakers in his next televised press conference.
Flake is a NO vote You might as well face it. This whole, week-long charade is all about Flack FU’ing Trump. And nothing more.
Weird.
Twitter/CNN: Feinstein Wants Kavanaugh Kept Secret
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3692860/posts
And just how long does he think it will take that old c*nt Fineswine to disseminate it? Or maybe the duty will fall to Chucky F*cky?
My guess is that they are allowed to view but don’t actually get a copy.
If it stay’s hidden you know the Dem’s got trashed.
exactly... I dont’ really care what they do as long as Mitch has the votes.
I’m not even a Kavanaugh fan, I just think the process they’ve created will set a precedent, and no one the right chooses will ever again receive a fair hearing.
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