Judge Flanders’ Statement on Kavanaugh Allegations

WARWICK, RI — Judge Bob Flanders, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate and former R.I. Supreme Court Justice, issued the following statement regarding Sen. Whitehouse’s reaction to the late-breaking allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh:

«The Deputy Chair of the DNC, Rep. Keith Ellison, has two documented claims of physical abuse of women against him, and yet Sen. Whitehouse remains silent. When allegations of sexual abuse were levied against Sen. Al Franken, Sen. Whitehouse ducked for cover. But on this, two months before he is up for re-election, Senator Whitehouse is surprisingly vocal.

The last minute nature of these decade-old allegations raise real questions about what Sheldon Whitehouse knew and when he knew it, now that we know Democrats and reporters have had this information for some time. I agree with Senator Graham that the committee should hear directly from the accuser so the public can know all the facts.»