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Surprise! Democrats, Republicans at Odds Over Publishing FBI Findings on Kavanaugh

By Margaret Spencer
Posted October 2, 2018 at 8:56pm

By Margaret Spencer

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was adamant at a news conference Tuesday that the FBI report on Brett Kavanaugh will be for senators’ eyes only. Meanwhile, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called for the findings to be released publicly. The FBI is conducting a weeklong investigation into accusations of sexual assault against the Supreme Court nominee.

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