“The rush to a hearing is unnecessary, and contrary to the Committee discovering the truth,” Banks wrote. The party controls the Senate 51-49 and the Judiciary panel by 11-10, so it cannot afford GOP “no” votes. Kavanaugh did not return to the White House Wednesday after spending the two previous days there. Kavanaugh spent hours Tuesday in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, part of the White House complex. He prepared for Monday’s potential hearing with officials including White House counsel Don McGahn, Justice Department aides, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and communications director Bill Shine.

Source: National Post September 20, 2018 04:18 UTC