{"id":105527,"date":"2018-10-04T13:02:47","date_gmt":"2018-10-04T17:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=105527"},"modified":"2018-10-04T13:04:26","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T17:04:26","slug":"kavanaugh-fbi-report-presents-no-new-evidence-does-not-corroborate-ford-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=105527","title":{"rendered":"Kavanaugh FBI Report presents no new evidence, does not corroborate Ford claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Flake, Collins Say FBI Report &#8220;Thorough&#8221;, Fails To Corroborate Claims By Kavanaugh Accuser<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p>The confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court now appears to be a foregone conclusion, after two key GOP swing votes backed an FBI report they called for before committing to voting &#8216;yes&#8217; for the nominee.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/kav1_4.jpg?itok=pgyyN94W\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/kav1_4.jpg?itok=pgyyN94W\" data-link-option=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/kav1_4.jpg\" srcset=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/kav1_4.jpg?itok=pgyyN94W 1x\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"345\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"ca41c8e2-2d78-470b-8700-32062274c6db\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/kav1_4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-105528\" src=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/kav1_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/kav1_4.jpg 500w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/kav1_4-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona backed fellow GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, calling the FBI&#8217;s reopened background investigation of sexual harassment claims against Kavanaugh thorough, and noting that it failed to back salacious claims made by accuser Christine Blasey Ford.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think Susan Collins was quoted saying it was very thorough but no new corroborative information came out of it. That\u2019s accurate,&#8221; Flake told reporters after viewing the FBI report in the Capitol Visitor Center&#8217;s secure compartmentalized information facility (SCIF) on Thursday.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/flake%20collins%20crop.jpg?itok=KCo-ILRL\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/flake%20collins%20crop.jpg?itok=KCo-ILRL\" data-link-option=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/flake%20collins%20crop.jpg\" srcset=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/flake%20collins%20crop.jpg?itok=KCo-ILRL 1x\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"325\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"a176ebfb-6bc4-482e-88a7-2921d1c896c3\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/flake-collins-crop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-105529\" src=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/flake-collins-crop.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"652\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/flake-collins-crop.jpg 652w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/flake-collins-crop-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><\/a>&#8220;I wanted this pause, we\u2019ve had this pause. We\u2019ve had the professionals, the FBI, determine \u2014 given the scope that we gave them, current credible allegations \u2014 to go and do their review which they\u2019ve done,&#8221; said Flake, adding &#8220;<strong>Thus far we\u2019ve seen no new credible corroboration, no new corroboration at all.<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Also undecided was\u00a0<strong>GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski<\/strong>\u00a0of Alaska, who pushed for the FBI report delay\u00a0just one day after Dianne Feinstein cornered her in a hallway for an apparent &#8220;talking to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/DoEeF6ZVsAE8sx4-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-105530\" src=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/DoEeF6ZVsAE8sx4-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/DoEeF6ZVsAE8sx4-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/DoEeF6ZVsAE8sx4-1-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So with the FBI report done, and two out of three key GOP swing voters reporting\u00a0that the FBI report they pushed for is &#8220;thorough&#8221; and does not corroborate Ford&#8217;s claims, it appears that Kavanaugh is mere days away from becoming the next Supreme Court justice.<\/p>\n<p>And while Kavanaugh is supposed to rule impartially during his lifetime appointment on the bench of the highest court in the land, we somehow doubt he&#8217;ll ever forget what the Democrats did to he and\u00a0his family during what should have been one of\u00a0their proudest\u00a0moments.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/kava-family_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-105531\" src=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/kava-family_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/kava-family_1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/kava-family_1-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-10-04\/flake-collins-say-fbi-report-thorough-fails-corroborate-claims-kavanaugh-accuser\">http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-10-04\/flake-collins-say-fbi-report-thorough-fails-corroborate-claims-kavanaugh-accuser<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flake, Collins Say FBI Report &#8220;Thorough&#8221;, Fails To Corroborate Claims By Kavanaugh Accuser<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=105527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105527\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=105527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=105527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=105527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}