In a sign of support for the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, two key Republican senators said on Oct. 4 they were satisfied with the FBI’s background investigation report and said it didn’t corroborate the claims of the women accusing Kavanaugh of misconduct.
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who remains undecided on Kavanaugh’s confirmation, said the bureau’s report appeared to be “very thorough.” Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), who had agreed to vote Kavanaugh’s nomination out of committee with a favorable recommendation on the condition that the FBI further investigate the allegations against Kavanaugh, said the report had “no new credible corroboration, no new corroboration at all.”
