Sen.Jeff Flake is a wildcard, but is said to be leaning “yes” on his vote.
Republicans emerged from a closed-door caucus meeting on Thursday night saying they will move forward Friday with a committee vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination.
The vote will come a day after dramatic testimony from the nominee and Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused him of sexual assault.
The Judiciary Committee will hold a vote on Friday, which would pave the way for a vote to end debate in the full Senate on Monday and a final vote on his nomination Tuesday.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told reporters that the committee would vote Friday and said Republicans were “very optimistic we’re going to succeed.”
The one vote on Judiciary in question is Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), who has feuded with President Trump and in a floor speech this week criticized both sides on the Kavanaugh matter.
Flake is officially undecided on Kavanaugh and gave few hints during the hours-long Thursday hearing about which way he was leaning.
He told reporters after the closed-door meeting that he remained undecided and wanted to think on the decision over Thursday night, setting up a potentially dramatic moment at the Judiciary Committee vote on Friday.