Sen. Jeff Flake Confronted by 2 Sexual Assault Survivors Over Support for Kavanaugh

“You have power when so many women are powerless,” the Arizona Republican is told when stopped in an elevator at the U.S. Capitol

Jeff Flake
ABC

Sen. Jeff Flake was confronted by two women who said they were sexual assault survivors on Friday morning, moments after the Arizona politician said he would support Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court.

The women, stopping Flake in an elevator at the U.S. Capitol, challenged Flake on whether he had made the right decision in the wake of several accusations of sexual misconduct.

“Do you think Brett Kavanaugh is telling the truth?” one woman asked.

“I do,” Flake quietly replied.

“Do you think that he’s able to hold the pain of this country and repair it?” the woman shot back.

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