PHOENIX (AP) - The Latest on protests of U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake’s willingness to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh (all times local):
1:45 p.m.
A crowd of demonstrators outside U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake’s office has grown to more than 100 people.
The scores of people irate over the Arizona Republican’s willingness to vote for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have been standing on both sides of a busy Phoenix street.
Some have been holding umbrellas for the heat and signs of support for Kavanaugh’s accuser, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.
Lisa Blackhorse said Friday that seeing footage of Flake avoiding two sexual assault survivors spurred her to join the protest. The 54-year-old who showed up with her 22-year-old son says the confrontation she watched on television was “a tipping point.”
The GOP has accepted Flake’s suggestion that the vote be delayed for a week to allow the FBI to investigate the allegations against Kavanaugh.
12:10 p.m.
Several dozen demonstrators outraged by U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake’s willingness to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have gathered outside his Arizona office, some wearing the costumes of enslaved women portrayed in the dystopian novel and TV series, “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
Protesters Friday carried signs with slogans such as “Flake is a Fake” and “Shame Shame.”
They stopped briefly to listen to a radio broadcast of Flake suggesting that a confirmation vote by the full Senate be delayed for a week to let the FBI investigate sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh, who has denied all such charges.
Protester Lorraine Doman-Sheydayi said she was “glad” Flake called for an investigation, but “I was looking for a different outcome.”
Some demonstrators say they decided to protest after becoming infuriated watching Thursday’s hearing.
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