Republicans fear 'selective leaking' of final Kavanaugh report
by Susan Ferrechio
| October 02, 2018 04:20 PM
Some Senate Republicans fear their Democratic counterparts will selectively leak parts of the FBI's final report about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in order to make him look bad just as the Senate prepares to vote on him.
As of Tuesday, the plan was to only have the report go to senators so they can decide whether to support Kavanaugh, and vote on him sometime this week. Both Republican and Democratic Senate leaders seem to agree on that plan.
But that has some Republicans worried about partial leaks aimed at turning the public against Kavanaugh.
“I hope there is going to be some way for all of you to see parts of it,†Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., told reporters Tuesday. “Because I’m afraid it’s going to be selectively leaked out and each side will use the piece that works best for them.â€
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., agreed that the report should be released so the public can weigh in based on the report itself, not others' interpretation of the report.
“The report will be done this week and I think its contents should be made available to the American people,†Kennedy said. “I trust them to decide.â€
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