Flake on Calling for Kavanaugh Probe if He Was Seeking Re-Election: 'Not a Chance'

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Source: Mediaite

by Tamar Auber | Sep 30th, 2018, 8:24 pm

Sen. Jeff Flake joined Sen. Chris Coons for a joint interview on 60 Minutes on Sunday to talk about the dramatic events that led to the Kavanaugh FBI probe.

During his sit-down with CBS’s Scott Pelley, the outgoing Senator admitted that he would have never have been able to push for a probe into the Brett Kavanaugh allegations if he had planned to run for re-election.

“No, not a chance,” Flake said when asked if he would have asked for the probe if he wanted to keep his seat.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/tv/flake-says-theres-not-a-chance-he-would-have-called-for-kavanaugh-probe-if-he-was-seeking-re-election/

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Well, so much for Big Man Flake! There's also a video. I tried to upload it, but alas, no dice.

[RockRaven]

1. IF Kavanaugh goes down (still a big if), that clip is going to be used against him in every race he

ever runs in the future. If Kavanaugh goes down, the public's memory will eventually be that he was a drunk rapist who nobody should have even considered for any job never mind SCOTUS. The public might STILL come to that conclusion even if he is confirmed, and before Flake next runs for any office. And Flake's on record as being to chicken-sh*t to say so if he had had an election on the line.

Unless he really isn't running for any office ever again, this is a blunder.

[LibDemAlways]

2. Flake is a typical wingnut Repuke asshole.

If he has any Presidential ambitions, he just killed them with that comment. Party above all. Put a lying, perpetually drunk, unstable, would be rapist on the Supreme Court? Depends. If I'm running for re-election, absolutely.

[catbyte]

3. Quick! Let's nominate Flake for a Profiles in Courage award!

I knew he was a spineless wonder.

[dalton99a]

10. +1. Flake has always voted with the GOP leadership.

[dhill926]

4. asshole...

[question everything]

5. Let's take it where we can get it

The enemy of my enemy etc..

[ArizonaLib]

7. You said it better than I did

Good on you!

[ArizonaLib]

6. Not a Flake fan, but...

How many other retiring Senators stood up at all? What about all the other Republican jackasses? Yes, it was the least Flake could do, but he still did it. His vote to move it out of committee could have been useless, as McConnell had the power to supersede the committee's non action with putting it on the floor via a rarely used rule. Keeping it in committee would keep the process in higher profile. Flake is not the biggest problem, although he helped bring it on, no doubt. I don't care what he says about it. I care that McConnell is an animal. A reptile. Don't let those Jackasses get any satisfaction that we are focusing on someone who betrays their evil agenda.

[pnwmom]

8. I agree. And the interviewer missed a chance for an obvious follow up?

Why? Would the party have retaliated against you if you were running again?

[peekaloo]

11. I think Flake's grin answered that non-asked question.

a weird thing to grin about.

[Bayard]

12. I don't care much how we got there

At least we're getting an investigation.

[Nitram]

9. One more admission that Republicans don't give a shit about the country.

[Rhiannon12866]

13. Thanks for posting this

Was away this weekend and missed "60 Minutes." And if Jeff Flake really meant it, he'd knock off the "flip flopping" and admit what is readily apparent to those of us without an agenda.