Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) urged the FBI to investigate all “credible” allegations of sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh, adding that he felt dismay that the Senate Judiciary Committee hadn’t been “doing due diligence” going into its Thursday hearing addressing the allegations, Politico reports.
Said Flake: “It does no good to have an investigation that gives us more cover.”
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