"Where is our party? This is not us. –Senator Jeff Flake at the top of the under-30s

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Arizona Senator Jeff Flake spoke on the main stage on Monday and was greeted by a group of "Vote No" songs. Flake, who suspended Judge Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court last week by claiming a week from F.B.I. investigation, immediately immersed in the subject: "I had been troubled for a while and I felt we were not doing due diligence."

"The Supreme Court is one of the last bastions of trust. The Senate also has problems, "said Flake. "We certainly want the FBI to do a real investigation and we are working to make that happen."

The senior senator avoided answering when he voted for Kavanaugh if the FBI's investigation was deemed insufficient. While Flake was on stage, the White House issued a statement in which he said he wanted the FBI to question anyone he chose in the Kavanaugh investigation.

The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Thursday, during which Christine Blasey Ford spoke quietly and credibly about Kavanaugh's attempt to sexually assault her at a party in the summer of 1982. nie the allegation as well as two other cases of sexual misconduct that were uttered by two other women.

A key vote in the committee, Mr. Flake announced Friday that he would vote in favor of Kavanaugh's confirmation to go through the committee, which essentially turns the Senate vote into a motion.

But then, in a frightening twist, Flake was confronted in an elevator by two victims of sexual assault, Ana Maria Archila and Maria Gallagher. "I was sexually assaulted and no one believed me," Gallagher told Flake. "I did not tell anyone, and you" tell all the women that they do not count, that they must remain silent, because if they tell you what happened to them, you go ignore them. "

Subsequently, Flake said he would not vote to advance the nomination process without an FBI investigation, forcing party leaders to hand and compromise with Sen. Chris Coons (D-Delaware) . "We should have more information, not less," Flake said on stage, telling recent events to the public. "It was this experience as well as many others – I received calls, e – mails and texts from women that I never thought I'd hear about it, saying "This is what happened when I was young" which happened 30 years ago. "

Flake added, "I'm this eleventh Republican, and I've had leverage there. My friend Chris Coons had just made a passionate plea for a short and limited FBI investigation, and I thought there was a reason to accept it. We are no longer doing bipartisan things in the Senate.

President Donald Trump ordered an "extra" FBI investigation a few hours after Flake's dramatic reversal. But a Blasey Ford lawyer told CBS News Sunday that she had not yet been contacted by the FBI and any of her lawyers, despite her many attempts. The New York Times also reported Sunday that the White House had asked the F.B.I to limit the investigation to four witnesses. Earlier on the U-30 summit, former Secretary of State John Kerry said, "We still do not know if this will be a real investigation."

Several hundred protesters spent hours singing and mobilizing for women's rights outside the under-30 village on Monday. "Jeff Flake, please, listen to us: vote no on Judge Kavanaugh," said a speaker. "And another thing: these are the midterms. Please, vote. "

Flake, declared republican critic of Trump, who did not vote for him in 2016, announced in October 2017 that he would not stand again after five years of senator. "The idea that we must remain silent while the norms and values ​​that maintain the strength of America are undermined and that the alliances and agreements that guarantee the stability of the entire world are systematically threatened by the level of thought 140 characters. it must be said and doing nothing about such mercurial behavior is ahistorical and, I believe, deeply misguided, "said Flake at the time.

On the stage, Flake pointed out that two women will be fighting for the next mid-term elections. "My place, for which I no longer represent myself, will be replaced by a woman. It will be the first woman senator in the history of Arizona.

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Arizona Senator Jeff Flake spoke on the main stage on Monday and was greeted by a group of "Vote No" songs. Flake, who suspended Judge Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court last week by claiming a week from F.B.I. the investigation, immediately immersed in the subject: "I was troubled for a moment, and I felt we were not doing due diligence."

"The Supreme Court is one of the last bastions of trust. The Senate also has problems, "said Flake. "We certainly want the FBI to do a real investigation and we are working to make that happen."

The senior senator avoided answering when he voted for Kavanaugh if the FBI's investigation was deemed insufficient. While Flake was on stage, the White House issued a statement in which he said he wanted the FBI to question anyone he chose in the Kavanaugh investigation.

The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Thursday, during which Christine Blasey Ford spoke quietly and credibly about Kavanaugh's attempt to sexually assault her at a party in the summer of 1982. nie the allegation as well as two other acts of sexual misconduct committed by two other women.

A key vote in the committee, Mr. Flake announced Friday that he would vote in favor of Kavanaugh's confirmation to go through the committee, which essentially turns the Senate vote into a motion.

But then, in a frightening twist, Flake was confronted in an elevator by two victims of sexual assault, Ana Maria Archila and Maria Gallagher. "I was sexually assaulted and no one believed me," Gallagher told Flake. "I did not tell anyone, and you" tell all the women that they do not count, that they must remain silent, because if they tell you what happened to them, you ignore them. "

Subsequently, Flake said he would not vote to advance the nomination process without an FBI investigation, forcing the party leaders' hand and a compromise with Sen. Chris Coons (Delaware). "We should have more information, not less," Flake said on stage, telling recent events to the public. "It was this experience as well as many others – I received calls, e – mails and texts from women that I never thought I'd hear about it, saying "This is what happened when I was young" which happened 30 years ago. "

Flake added, "I'm this eleventh Republican and I took advantage. My friend Chris Coons had just made a passionate plea for a short and limited investigation by the FBI, and I thought there were reasons to accept it. We are no longer doing bipartisan things in the Senate.

President Donald Trump ordered an "extra" investigation on the FBI a few hours after Flake's stunning reversal. But a Blasey Ford lawyer told CBS News on Sunday that she had not yet been contacted by the FBI and that she did not have any of her lawyers, although she had reached out several times. The New York Times also announced Sunday that the White House had asked F.B.I to limit its investigation to four witnesses. Earlier on the U-30 summit, former Secretary of State John Kerry said, "We still do not know if this will be a real investigation."

Several hundred protesters spent hours singing and mobilizing for women's rights outside the under-30 village on Monday. "Jeff Flake, please, listen to us: vote no on Judge Kavanaugh," said a speaker. "And another thing: these are the midterms. Please, vote. "

Flake, declared republican critic of Trump, who did not vote for him in 2016, announced in October 2017 that he would not stand again after five years of senator. "The notion that we have to remain silent while the norms and values ​​that maintain the strength of America is undermined and that the alliances and agreements guaranteeing the stability of the entire world are systematically threatened by the level of need to say and do nothing about such mercurial behavior is ahistorical and, I believe, deeply wrong, "Flake said at the time.

On the stage, Flake pointed out that two women will be fighting for the next mid-term elections. "My place, for which I no longer represent myself, will be replaced by a woman. It will be the first woman senator in the history of Arizona.