McConnell told @LauraLitvan that if Kavanaugh was going to be defeated, he wanted it done quickly so they could process another nomination by the end of the year. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
McConnell pointed to a couple of turning points: The agreement by undecided senators to curtail the scope of the FBI probe -- and a pair of phone calls he had with Trump after Ford's testimony ("halftime") and then after Kavanaugh's bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
McConnell said the White House has been getting grief for limiting the scope of the FBI probe, but said the decision to do so was made by Senate Republicans with the backing of Flake, Collins, Murkowski: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
McConnell credits the decision to keep the Scalia seat vacant with helping to elect Trump in 2016 - and says GOP voters are "on fire" after senators stood up to "the mob" and confirmed Kavanaugh bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
