McConnell tamps down any talk of Kavanaugh withdrawal
By Alexander Bolton - 09/18/18 05:00 PM EDT
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is privately warning GOP colleagues that there will be political fallout for the party if they fail to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, quashing any talking within his conference about pressuring Kavanaugh to drop out.
McConnell gathered Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in his Capitol Hill office Tuesday to buck up their resolve to get the nominee confirmed before the election, according to lawmakers who attended.
“McConnell’s message was, ‘Get it done!’ He said there are a few issues that voters care about and the Supreme Court is one of them,†said one Republican senator who requested anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.
The lawmaker said this stern message from McConnell has tamped down any talk of pressing Kavanaugh to withdraw his name though “some of us may be thinking it.â€
The GOP leader later told reporters Tuesday, “I’m not concerned about tanking the nomination.â€
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