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West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin split with his party Friday, vowing to support Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court.
The stunning break with his fellow Senate Democrats comes after weeks of indecision by Manchin. Hours after reviewing an FBI report on sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh, Manchin voted to advance the nomination.
The article goes on to state the following:
But Manchin remained mum on his final decision until he knew where all of his colleagues stood. The Senate is expected to hold its final vote on Kavanaugh’s nomination on Saturday.
“I have reservations about this vote given the serious accusations against Judge Kavanaugh and the temperament he displayed in the hearing,” Manchin said. “And my heart goes out to anyone who has experienced any type of sexual assault in their life. However, based on all of the information I have available to me, including the recently completed FBI report, I have found Judge Kavanaugh to be a qualified jurist who will follow the Constitution and determine cases based on the legal findings before him. I do hope that Judge Kavanaugh will not allow the partisan nature this process took to follow him onto the court.”
Manchin was immediately attacked by protesters over his support for Kavanaugh.
Moments ago, Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is drowned out by protesters after announcing he will vote in favor of confirming Judge Kavanaugh. pic.twitter.com/7fYci3Zz3x
— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) October 5, 2018
WATCH: Democratic Senator Joe Manchin speaks after announcing he will vote “yes” to confirm Kavanaugh.
Protestors shout “shame on you” and “look at us” pic.twitter.com/eQZbRBLjGj
— TheBeat w/Ari Melber (@TheBeatWithAri) October 5, 2018
WATCH: Sen. Joe Manchin speaks to reporters after announcing support for Judge Kavanaugh as protesters shout over him, yelling “Look at us!” https://t.co/s19SiufEKr pic.twitter.com/0btp8MyZNf
— ABC News (@ABC) October 5, 2018
Quite a scene as Joe Manchin walked outside his office to answer questions and vocally announce his support for Judge Kavanagh. Protesters behind the press were shouting “shame!” almost the entire time he was speaking. pic.twitter.com/RTFhlbFQyB
— Kailani Koenig (@kailanikm) October 5, 2018
“Look at us! Look at us!” protesters chant at Sen. Joe Manchin, who just announced he will vote “yes” to confirm Brett Kavanaugh https://t.co/8EWF2wqHkd pic.twitter.com/lsUbPTqtEt
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 5, 2018
Protesters chanted, "Shame! Shame!" as Sen. Joe Manchin spoke to reporters after announcing support for Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation.
Manchin spoke with his eyes averted, and protesters responded with chants of, "Look at us, look at us!" https://t.co/KcttBKuB4Q pic.twitter.com/7MQnGau9tV
— CNN (@CNN) October 5, 2018
Tense scene outside Manchin's office — with shouts of "Shame on you!" — and he explains why he'll vote to confirm Kavanaugh, says he believes FBI did a thorough job "based on what I've seen," says he wasn't mimicking Collins and says he believes Ford but unsure Kavanaugh did it pic.twitter.com/x8uffARZ2l
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) October 5, 2018
@Sen_JoeManchin this moment facing #Kavanaugh protestors pic.twitter.com/KPHZvkGxyc
— Gillian Turner (@GillianHTurner) October 5, 2018
🖕🏼🖕🏼🖕🏼🖕🏼🖕🏼🖕🏼 you Joe Manchin pic.twitter.com/q4Qi1AuXwQ
— 𝙶𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚒𝚎 👻 (@resisterhood) October 5, 2018
Protestors confronting @Sen_JoeManchin in the hallways near his office right now chanting #shame #lookatus pic.twitter.com/Y7o9iKBXJC
— Gillian Turner (@GillianHTurner) October 5, 2018
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