La revanche de Jeff Flake?

Le sénateur de l'Arizona Jeff Flake a renoncé à se représenter en raison des attaques répétées de Donald Trump. S'il dénonce assez régulièrement le comportement ou les propos du président, lors de votes importants au sénat il se range malgré tout avec son parti. Osera-t-il maintenant voter contre la nomination de Brett Kavanaugh à la cour suprême? Les récentes allégations d'agression sexuelle contre le candidat de Donald Trump lui fournissent l'occasion d'une revanche puisque son vote risque d'être déterminant.

 "Flake made no mention of revenge on Sunday night when he spoke out in favor of a more public airing of the previously anonymous allegation against Kavanaugh, which Christine Blasey Ford stepped forward to share on Sunday. But the president's past treatment of Flake, and the senator's subsequent retirement, at the very least makes it easier for the Arizonan to cross Trump by using his Judiciary seat to apply the brakes on Kavanaugh's confirmation.

How far Flake takes the issue, then, is the biggest question as Trump’s high court pick enters a make-or-break week. Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is already working to set up a time for senators to hear from Ford, as well as Kavanaugh one more time.

The 53-year-old appeals court judge has vocally denied Ford’s allegation, and the White House stood by its nominee on Sunday. But even if Flake ultimately backs Kavanaugh, two other Republican opponents would doom the nomination in a Senate divided 51-49. Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Maine), neither of whom sit on Judiciary, have yet to indicate how they will vote."

 https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/16/flake-kavanaugh-trump-revenge-826067