The Right

Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader

“Several weeks ago, a confidential allegation of misconduct from nearly 40 years ago was leaked to the press. Since then, other allegations have poured forth, many were just patently ridiculous. A feeding frenzy of ridiculous accusations.”

Adding, “Nobody is supposed to be guilty until proven innocent in the United States of America. The senate should not set a fundamentally un-American precedent here.”

Senator Charles E. Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee

“There’s nothing in it that we didn’t already know.”

Adding, “I trust that the career agents of the F.B.I. have done their work independent of political or partisan considerations. That’s exactly what senators from both sides asked for. Now it’s up to senators to fulfill their constitutional duty and make a judgment. No one is on trial and the Senate is not a courtroom.”

Senator Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia

“There was no new corroborating evidence. I’m satisfied it was comprehensive, so I feel confident in the report. I’ll just reaffirm my support for Judge Kavanaugh. You have to look at the facts, and the facts present a challenge for her story.”

Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and member of the Senate Judiciary Committee

“They were given the latitude they wanted. Nobody told them where to go, who to interview or how to interview them. The ten people that they interviewed made sense to me in terms of who you would be asking questions regarding the Ford and Ramirez event.”