But he didn’t let that stop him from voting for him anyway,
Flake admitted on “The
View” according to Huffington Post.
The retiring Republican senator added that hearing from
the Kavanaugh protesters who confronted him prior to the vote influenced
his decision to
ask for a delay allowing the FBI to investigate the sexual misconduct
allegations against Kavanaugh.
“I felt for them,” Flake said of the two women protesters who confronted him in a Senate
elevator. “You could tell that it was genuine, and I just want them to know we
hear them.”
Flake ended up voting to confirm Kavanaugh even though he
admitted on the show that he still isn’t sure if Christine
Blasey Ford, the woman who accused the then-nominee of sexual
assault, was telling the truth during her testimony.
“You know, she was very compelling; he was very persuasive,”
Flake said. “I don’t know, I don’t know. I wish I had the certitude that some
of my colleagues expressed, but I said on the floor before that hearing, we’re
likely to leave the hearing with as much doubt as certainty, and that’s how I
felt afterwards.”
“View” co-host Joy Behar asked Flake why he couldn’t support
another candidate.
“On the flip side ... if the mere allegation with no corroboration
is sufficient to disqualify someone, we’ve entered into a new phase that we
probably don’t want to enter,” Flake responded.
At that point, co-host Sunny Hostin cut to the chase.
“So you didn’t believe her?” she asked.
“I don’t know,” Flake said. “I don’t know if I believed him
either.”
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