Senate Judiciary Committee votes to advance Kavanaugh nomination as Jeff Flake calls for delay on floor vote

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday voted to advance the vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to the floor of the Senate, as a crucial Republican senator said his final vote would be contingent on the FBI conducting an investigation.

"I think it would be proper to delay the floor vote for up to, but not more than, one week, in order to let the FBI to do an investigation, limited in time and scope to the current allegations that are there," Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., said after tense meetings between Flake and a number of Democrats.

"I think that we ought to do what we can to make sure that we do all due diligence with a nomination this important," Flake said.

The vote took place a day after Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, who accused him of sexually assaulting her more than three decades ago, gave extraordinary, emotionally charged testimony before the panel.

Ford said she is "100 percent" certain that Kavanaugh attacked her. The judge vehemently denies the allegation.

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