Democrats’ Delay Tactics Worked

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh speaks at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 27, 2018. Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images

On Sept. 28, President Trump announced he had ordered a supplemental FBI investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, his Supreme Court nominee. According to Trump, the probe is to be limited in scope and will conclude within a week.

Earlier that day, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Kavanaugh’s nomination to the full Senate. All Democrats on the Committee voted against him.