Kavanaugh on track for confirmation. Flake: ‘no additional’ corroboration. Collins: ‘very thorough’ FBI report

By Pete Kasperowicz

Published October 4, 2018 5:46am ET

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Kavanaugh on track for confirmation. Flake: ‘no additional’ corroboration. Collins: ‘very thorough’ FBI report — President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge, arrives before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, for the second day of his confirmation to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. | (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Brett Kavanaugh appears to be heading for the Supreme Court, as wavering GOP senators Jeff Flake and Susan Collins signalled they could be prepared to back him after reading the FBI report into sexual assault allegations.

Flake, whose about face on Kavanaugh triggered the supplemental FBI report, said there was “no additional corroborating information” in the report, while Collins said: “It appears to be a very thorough investigation.”

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