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posted by takyon on Saturday October 06 2018, @08:10PM   Printer-friendly
from the let-'er-rip dept.

Brett Kavanaugh has been confirmed as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The vote was 50-48 in favor of Kavanaugh.

Senators Collins, Flake, and Manchin had already announced their intentions to confirm Kavanaugh before the vote was held. Senator Lisa Murkowski, who was previously ready to vote "no", agreed to vote "present" instead so that Senator Steve Daines could attend his daughter's wedding instead of being present in the Senate to support Kavanaugh.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 06 2018, @11:36PM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 06 2018, @11:36PM (#745250)

    That just supports my conclusion

    That the FBI are involved in a Republican conspiracy to "cover up" or "whitewash" allegations that supposed witnesses have already publicly stated are bullshit?

  • (Score: 4, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 06 2018, @11:51PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 06 2018, @11:51PM (#745256)

    The tweet says nothing about FBI involvement in a conspiracy. The White House dictated who the FBI could or could not talk to. [nytimes.com] People were already worried about that the day before the investigation began.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 07 2018, @12:07AM (2 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 07 2018, @12:07AM (#745265)

      The tweet says nothing about FBI involvement in a conspiracy.

      Is it your reading comprehension or your grasp on reality failing you?

      "I have seen it and I want to re-read parts of it, but my very emphatic opinion is that this set of interviews is at best, most charitably, woefully incomplete. To put it bluntly, it smacks of a whitewash, even a cover up."

      – Sen. Richard Blumenthal

      • (Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 07 2018, @12:17AM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 07 2018, @12:17AM (#745268)

        Again, the White House decided who the FBI could interview. They were in charge of the whitewash.

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 07 2018, @04:16PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 07 2018, @04:16PM (#745544)

          Again, the White House decided who the FBI could interview. They were in charge of the whitewash.

          "The FBI conspired with Republicans to whitewash an investigation".