Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday called on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to withdraw from consideration amid a third round of sexual misconduct allegations against the judge. Schumer urged Senate Republicans to “immediately suspend” confirmation proceedings related to Kavanaugh’s nomination due to “multiple, corroborated allegations” against him. “I strongly believe Judge Kavanaugh should withdraw from consideration,” Schumer said in a statement. “If he will not, at the very least, the hearing and the vote should be postponed while the FBI investigates all of these allegations.”He continued: “If our Republican colleagues proceed without an investigation, it would be a travesty for the honor of the Supreme Court and our country.”

Source: Huffington Post September 26, 2018 16:41 UTC