Sen. Jeff Flake Jeffrey (Jeff) Lane FlakeJeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Republican former Michigan governor says he's voting for Biden Maybe they just don't like cowboys: The president is successful, some just don't like his style MORE (R-Ariz.) on Tuesday expressed concerns over what he called Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s “sharp and partisan” exchanges with Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee at a hearing last week, saying "we can't have this on the court."

Sen. @JeffFlake on Judge #Kavanaugh: "The interaction with the members was sharp and partisan and that concerns me. And I tell myself you give a little leeway because of what he's been through. But, on the other hand, we can't have this on the Court. We simply can't." pic.twitter.com/0horDp9iGn — CSPAN (@cspan) October 2, 2018

“The initial defense that Judge Kavanaugh gave was something like I told my wife, I hoped that I would sound that indignant if I felt that I was unjustly maligned. But then it went on, and the interaction with the members was sharp and partisan and that concerns me,” Flake said at The Atlantic Festival.

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“I tell myself give a little leeway because of what he’s been through, but on the other hand, we can’t have this on the court,” he added.

The comments follow those Flake made on CBS’s “60 Minutes” this past weekend in which he said, “I think his interaction with some of the members was a little too sharp.”

The Senate Judiciary Committee gathered Thursday to hear testimonies from Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford. Ford was the first of three women to publicly accuse Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct while he was in high school and college.

She claimed that Ford sexually assaulted her at a high school party in 1982.

Kavanaugh has denied all three women’s allegations.

Ford appeared first Thursday, offering a tearful testimony recounting the attack and said she was “100 percent” certain Kavanaugh was the one who assaulted her.

Kavanaugh then offered a fiery defense of himself, admitting to drinking beer in high school but never blacking out and sounding combative with multiple Democratic senators, including asking Sen. Amy Klobuchar Amy KlobucharSocial media platforms put muscle into National Voter Registration Day Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight Sunday shows - Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death dominates MORE (D-Minn.) if she had ever blacked out from drinking after she asked him that same question.

The committee voted along party lines 11-10 to pass Kavanaugh’s nomination on to a Senate-wide confirmation vote.

However, Flake then threatened to withhold his full Senate confirmation vote unless the FBI investigated the allegations against Kavanaugh. He was soon joined by Sens. Susan Collins Susan Margaret CollinsSenate GOP aims to confirm Trump court pick by Oct. 29: report The Hill's Campaign Report: GOP set to ask SCOTUS to limit mail-in voting Senate GOP sees early Supreme Court vote as political booster shot MORE (R-Maine), Lisa Murkowski Lisa Ann MurkowskiSenate GOP aims to confirm Trump court pick by Oct. 29: report Senate GOP sees early Supreme Court vote as political booster shot Pence defends Trump's 'obligation' to nominate new Supreme Court justice MORE (R-Alaska), Joe Manchin Joseph (Joe) ManchinThe Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Trump, GOP allies prepare for SCOTUS nomination this week Trump meets with potential Supreme Court pick Amy Coney Barrett at White House Names to watch as Trump picks Ginsburg replacement on Supreme Court MORE (D-W.Va.) and Heidi Heitkamp Mary (Heidi) Kathryn HeitkampCentrists, progressives rally around Harris pick for VP 70 former senators propose bipartisan caucus for incumbents Susan Collins set to play pivotal role in impeachment drama MORE (D-N.D.).

President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE requested the FBI reopen an inquiry into the claims against Kavanaugh. Trump has reportedly told the FBI to interview anyone it deemed necessary.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellPelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Senate GOP aims to confirm Trump court pick by Oct. 29: report Trump argues full Supreme Court needed to settle potential election disputes MORE (R-Ky.) said the Senate will “be voting this week.”

Updated at 12:36 p.m.