Morning Jolt: Jeff Flake Is a Sucker

I hope this is worth it to you, Senator Jeff Flake.

"Based on some of the reports we've seen this weekend, I'm very concerned about this because the White House should not be allowed to micromanage an FBI investigation," Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said on CNN's "State of the Union."

"While the White House decides who to nominate, and then that person is submitted to a background check, I have never heard that the White House, either under this president or other presidents, is saying, 'well, you can’t interview this person, you can’t look at this time period, you can only look at these people from one side of the street from when they were growing up,'" Klobuchar said.

Asked on ABC's "This Week" whether she thought the FBI investigation would be credible, Hawaii Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono said, "That’s going to be the big outstanding question."

"I would think that Jeff Flake and the other senators who are going for ...

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Jeff Flake Is a Sucker Jim Geraghty I hope this is worth it to you, Senator Jeff Flake. "Based on some of the reports we've seen this weekend, I'm very concerned about this because the White House should not be allowed to micromanage an FBI investigation," Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said on CNN's "State of the Union." "While the White House decides who to nominate, and then that person is submitted to a background check, I have never heard that the White House, either under this president or other presidents, is saying, 'well, you can’t interview this person, you can’t look at this time period, you can only look at these people from one side of the street from when they were growing up,'" Klobuchar said. Asked on ABC's "This Week" whether she thought the FBI investigation would be credible, Hawaii Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono said, "That’s going to be the big outstanding question." "I would think that Jeff Flake and the other senators who are going for ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories In the Kavanaugh Hearings, Democrats Break Norms to Gain Power Jay Cost Unwritten codes of decency tend to get ignored when large quantities of power or money are on the line. Who Was behind the Flake Set-Up? John Fund ACORN's tactics live on in Jeff Flake's elevator confrontation with activists from a Soros-backed group. Rachell Mitchell Explains Why She Wouldn't Prosecute Kavanaugh in Memo to Senate... Jack Crowe The five-page memo, obtained by the Washington Post, cites a number of inconsistencies in Ford's Thursday testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. ADVERTISEMENT The Kavanaugh Battle, Viewed from Rome George Weigel Mobs and fideism spell serious trouble for democracy. Let's Not Destroy One Another Kathryn Jean Lopez The Kavanaugh hearings have led us to exacerbate one another's pain. Let's seek to heal ourselves and our neighbor. Spend Defense Dollars Both to Increase Quantity and Improve Quality Jerry Hendrix The Pentagon needs to increase spending, both to increase the size of forces and to improve their capability. U.S. and Canada Finalize NAFTA Deal Hours Before Deadline Jack Crowe The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement facilitates greater access to the Canadian dairy market and sets more stringent rules of origin for automakers. ADVERTISEMENT JOIN NRPLUS All Our Content. Fewer Ads. Members-Only Privileges. NRPLUS is everything you would associate with a digital magazine subscription, and a whole lot more ─ including up to 90% fewer on-site ads, access to our private Facebook group, full commenting privileges, and invites to our writer/editor conference calls. SAVE 40% TODAY Photo Essays Cartoons of the Day: October 1, 2018 World of Books ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.