2 undecided Republican senators suggest satisfaction with the FBI report on Kavanaugh

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2 undecided Republican senators suggest satisfaction with the FBI report on Kavanaugh







While the senators took turns behind closed doors Thursday, they examined an FBI background investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against the president. Donald Trumpnominated to the Supreme Court, Brett KavanaughA key Republican said it appears to be a "very thorough investigation," while the leading Democrats called it "incomplete."





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Senators are entering a secure room on Capitol Hill, called SCIF, where a copy of the FBI's report on additional interviews by agents is available for review.



As they emerged, some Republicans said they would be absolute votes of Kavanaugh, while Democrats suggested that White House He had tied the hands of the FBI by not allowing more witnesses to be interviewed.



Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal said the White House had "pursued this investigation."



Two key senators of the Republican Party, although they said they are not yet decided on how to vote, made comments that the White House would consider encouraging.



Arizona Senator Jeff Flake and Maine Sen. Susan Collins said they were pleased with the FBI's additional investigation.



This is how the day unfolds.



3:05 p.m .: Republican Party Leaders: 'It's time to vote'





The Senate Republican leaders held a press conference on Thursday afternoon to confirm that, despite complaints from Democrats, the FBI's additional investigation did not show anything that changed their view that there is no evidence to corroborate the claims against Kavanaugh and it's time to vote.



"What we know with certainty is that the FBI report did not corroborate any of the accusations against Judge Kavanaugh," Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters. "And the second thing we know for sure is that there is no way that what we do will satisfy the Democrats."



The second Republican in the Senate, Senator John Cornyn of Texas, said: "The Senate is on trial here."



"It's time to stop these pranks," he said, calling the accusations against Kavanaugh "character murder".



Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah responded to Democratic allegations that Senate and White House Republicans had planned to limit the FBI's investigation. Lee said that the Republicans of the Judiciary Committee did not give the FBI a "list" of people to interview, that the decision on how to pursue the "current credible accusations of sexual misconduct" is up to the FBI.



2:14 p.m. Senator Heitkamp is a 'no' in Kavanaugh

Senator Heidi Heitkamp, ​​closely watched for her decision, told WDAY News that she will vote "no" to Kavanaugh.



Heitkamp is a Red State Democrat who will be reelected in a tough race against Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer, whom Trump backed earlier on the road. Trump won his home state by more than 35 points.



Mary Bruce, of ABC, reports that she leaves four senators still officially undecided, and that Republican Party leaders need two of those undecided senators to vote "yes" to win the battle.



1:46 p.m .: Republican leaders to hold a press conference

As the war of words heats up, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, Judiciary Committee chairman Charles Grassley and other Republican committees announced that they will hold a press conference at 2:15 p.m. in the nomination of the Supreme Court of Kavanaugh.



McConnell and Grassley, who have already expressed their support for Kavanaugh, hope to boost their nomination with a final vote as early as Saturday.



Earlier, McConnell, speaking in the Senate, delivered an energetic defense of Kavanaugh. "We will not be deceived by those who tried to defame this good man," he said.



A reminder about mathematics: if all Democrats oppose Kavanaugh, it would only take two Republican "no" votes to sink his nomination, but some key Republicans seemed closer to the "yes".



Republican Sen. Bob Corker, leaving the security room, told reporters that the FBI report had 46 pages, that each of the interviews is in a separate paper so that the senators can share them while they read, and that the FBI He also sent a stack of transcribed telephone call pages from his tip line.



12:39 p.m .: letter from Ford lawyers to FBI Director Wray

The legal team of Kavanaugh's accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, asking why his agents did not interview Ford, as well as other witnesses who said they would challenge Kavanaugh's testimony, including Ford's husband and his polygraph examiner. . They also said that Ford would have provided his medical and telephone records.



"The FBI interviewed Dr. Ford, she would have provided her direct account of Judge Kavanaugh's assault and answered any questions about it, including the questions that Ms. Mitchell and members of the Judiciary Committee were unwilling or unable to ask during the audience, "said the letter. read, in part. "She would also have provided corroborating evidence, including her medical records and access to the phone from which she sent a message to The Washington Post about Judge Kavanaugh's assault before her Supreme Court nomination."



The investigation "also refused to interview witnesses whose names we provided to the FBI," the letter said. "We did not contact any of them, and, as we know, there were more than a dozen other names that we provided to the FBI whose interviews would have questioned the credibility of Judge Kavanaugh's testimony for possessing information highly relevant to Dr's accusations. Ford. "



11:50 a.m .: Flake and Collins seem satisfied but are still undecided

Senator Susan Collins, R-Maine, while saying she remains undecided in confirming Kavanaugh, told reporters in the FBI: "It seems to be a very thorough investigation, but today I will return to personally read the interviews. I have to say right now. "



Senator Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., Another key vote for Republicans to push Trump's election over the finish line, echoed Collins' statement and told reporters that they waited outside the security room says the FBI report: "I had the first briefing, I'm going back for another briefing later."



He quoted Collins as saying the investigation was "very thorough and that no new corroborative information came out" and said, "That's right."



When asked if he was leaning towards a 'yes' vote in Kavanaugh, Flake replied: "You can not say anything, but you can say that I was a 'yes' before this, but I wanted this pause. ... And now we are in the process of reviewing it, but until now, we have not seen any new and credible corroboration, no corroboration at all. "



11:22 a.m .: Senators analyze the results of the report

The partisan chorus became stronger after the FBI report, with Republicans urging a vote and Democrats criticizing the FBI for not interviewing California professor Christine Blasey Ford, who indicted Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of having sexually assaulted her decades ago. high school in the suburbs of Maryland.



As he did before, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell urged lawmakers to vote on Thursday and said he saw little corroborating information.



Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and Judiciary Committee Democrat Dianne Feinstein emerged from briefings about the FBI investigation that called the investigation very limited and incomplete.



"The most remarkable part of this report is what is not in it," Feinstein said.







Senator Dianne Feinstein on the FBI's report on allegations of sexual misconduct against Brett Kavanaugh: "It seems to be a product of an incomplete investigation that was perhaps limited by the White House. https://t.co/0BPmB36LtY pic.twitter.com/Ls5Mn23SXx

- ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) October 4, 2018

"Let me be clear: I can not talk about the details, but this is still a confidential part about the background report," he said, but "it seems to be the product of incomplete research that was limited, perhaps by the White House, not I know ".



Schumer called the weeklong FBI investigation the "very limited process" that the Democrats had originally feared.



"I do not agree, after having received an informational meeting on all the documents, I do not agree with Sen Grassley's statement that there were no signs of misconduct," he said.



10:31 a.m .: What is happening in the Senate?

The FBI report is conducted behind closed doors.



Republican senators have entered the security room on Capitol Hill, called SCIF, where the FBI report is conducted for senators and a select number of employees to review it.



More than 20 members, including Republican leader McConnell, Grassley and Senate Judiciary Committee members Sens. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah; Lindsey Graham, R-S.C ..; Mike Crapo, R-Idaho; plus Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who is a key vote, is inside.





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A view of the closed doors where the senators will review the FBI's supplementary report on the Kavanaugh investigation, on October 4, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

Senior member Feinstein also entered at 9 a.m. and nobody has been seen dating.



Members are informed about the report at this time, according to Senator Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and are expected to return later to read it.



The "backwardness" of the Democratic members waiting for their turn is "so much time that they tell me it could go tomorrow," Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois Democrat, told ABC News.



But she is still waiting to receive an answer and Democrats are currently seeking to "duplicate" their members so that they all enter, he added.



It is not clear exactly what time the members have, although it is true that members have them.





Mary Bruce, Trish Turner, Ali Rogin and Ben Siegel of ABC News report from Capitol Hill.



10:15 a.m.: Grassley: There is 'nothing' new in the report

Grassley issued a statement Thursday morning after the FBI report was submitted to the Senate Committee he chairs, saying: "There is nothing [in the report] that we did not know already. "



"This investigation found no evidence of misconduct and the same applies to the six previous FBI background investigations conducted during Judge Kavanaugh's 25-year public service," he added.



He urged his colleagues to "clean the dirt" of the ugly confirmation fight, and "look at this nomination with clear eyes."



Looking to Kavanaugh's confirmation vote, Grassley said: "It's time to vote, I will vote to confirm Judge Kavanaugh."



10:13 a.m.: Trump says 'due process, impartiality and common sense' in court

At the beginning of the confirmation process on Thursday morning, Trump described this moment as "a very important moment in our country, due to due process, impartiality and common sense, we are now in court!"







This is a very important moment in our country. Due process, impartiality and common sense are already on trial.

- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 4, 2018

In another tweet on Thursday morning, Trump seemed to express a sense of optimism from the White House and recognize the possible political ramifications of Kavanaugh's fight in the midterm elections.



He claimed that Kavanaugh's "harsh and unfair" treatment is having an "incredible upward impact on voters." He also said that Kavanaugh's "great life" can not be "ruined by petty and despicable democrats and totally uncorroborated accusations."







Judge Brett Kavanaugh's harsh and unfair treatment is having an incredible impact on voters. People get it much better than politicians. The most important thing is that this great life can not be ruined by petty and despicable democrats and completely unconfirmed accusations!

- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 4, 2018



"This is the seventh time the FBI has investigated Judge Kavanaugh, if we hit 100, it would still not be good enough for obstructive Democrats," he added in a third tweet.



The FBI report at 6:07 a.m. arrived at Capitol Hill

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced early Thursday that the committee members had received the FBI report.



"The supplemental FBI background file has been received for Judge Kavanaugh," he said in a tweet.



He added that he and ranking member Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., "Have agreed to alternate EQUAL access for senators to study the content of additional background information collected by non-partisan FBI agents."







The supplemental FBI background file for Judge Kavanaugh has been received by @senjudiciary Senior member Feinstein and I agree to alternate EQUAL access for senators to study the content of additional background information collected by non-partisan FBI agents 1/3

- ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) October 4, 2018

The report, according to a committee statement, was delivered to Capitol Hill at 2:30 a.m. from Thursday.



An administration official familiar with the White House's review of the FBI report told ABC News that it should not sink Kavanaugh's confirmation.



"We want to be careful not to completely characterize what is in the report, but we are ahead and we have full confidence in his nomination," said the official. "It's fair to say that if something were worrying in the report, we would not be."



The official added, "[The report] it's not going to satisfy the critics. "



What was the FBI investigating?

The FBI was ordered to examine the "credible" allegations of sexual misconduct made by Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez against Kavanaugh.



The White House specifically requested four interviews with the FBI: Mark Judge and P.J. Smyth, friends from Kavanaugh high school; Leland Keyser, who Ford claimed was at the party where the alleged assault occurred; and Ramírez, whose attorneys provided a list of more than 20 additional witnesses to interview.



Ford claims that the judge was in the room when she said Kavanaugh assaulted her.



The FBI also interviewed Christopher "Squi" Garrett, another classmate of Kavanaugh who appeared in the July 1 calendar entry.



Kavanaugh has categorically denied all charges.



The White House received the FBI report on Wednesday night, according to a statement from White House deputy press secretary Raj Shah.



"With the information file on the McConnell leader, the senators were given enough time to review this seventh background investigation," he said. "This is the latest addition to the most complete review of a Supreme Court nominee in history."



The report has not been published to the public. Sen. Mitch McConnell has insisted that he remain private.



What comes next?

McConnell, speaking on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday night, announced that the senators will review the report and then filed a procedural motion to advance the Kavanaugh nomination.



The 100 senators will be able to access the report on Thursday morning in rotating time blocks, which began at 8 a.m.



Speaking in the Senate, McConnell said there will be "a lot of time" for the senators to review the material before Friday's vote.



If approved, the Senate is likely to hold a final vote on Kavanaugh's confirmation on Saturday. If the Republicans do not have the votes to cut the debate on Friday, they can not advance to a final vote.



Standing in the path of Kavanaugh there are a handful of key votes. The group of moderate senators that could ultimately make or break their nomination includes Sens. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., Susan Collins, R-Maine, Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska and Joe Manchin, DWW.



Your votes will probably depend on the FBI report.





Alexander Mallin and Justin Doom of ABC News contributed to this report.

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