Senate to hold cloture vote on Kavanaugh



The Senate has officially begun deliberations on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh and are preparing to hold a cloture vote.

Senate lawmakers convened Friday morning and are set to hold a vote to end debate on the Supreme Court nominee’s nomination.

The U. S. Supreme Court building stands quietly before dawn in Washington, Friday, Oct. 5, 2018. The U.S. Senate will start the process of voting on Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation as a Supreme Court Associate Justice today. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

This comes after Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans released an executive summary of the FBI’s report late Thursday. The bureau interviewed 10 people with “firsthand knowledge of the allegations.”

After reviewing this information, GOP senators maintain there is no corroboration of the claims made by both Dr. Christine Ford and Debra Ramirez.

“These allegations have not been corroborated, none of the allegations have been corroborated by the seventh FBI investigation, not in the new FBI investigation, not anywhere.” — Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader

If Republicans get the votes they need Friday, a final vote on Kavanaugh will be held Saturday.

In the meantime, a plane will be on standby for Republican Senator Steven Daines in case his vote is needed to confirm Kavanaugh. The Montana senator flew home to attend his daughter’s wedding


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