Jeff Flake: the man who may hold Kavanaugh's future in his hands

The Republican has stood up for Christine Blasey Ford. Now his vote looks pivotal

• Anger and clashes as Senate committee prepares to vote on Kavanaugh

The future of US supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh may come down to the vote of one man: Arizona senator Jeff Flake, a Republican known as a critic of Donald Trump.

Following Thursday’s marathon testimony before the Senate judiciary committee from Kavanaugh and Dr Christine Blasey Ford – who accuses the judge of sexual assault when they were both teenagers – the committee is set to vote on Friday on whether to approve Kavanaugh’s nomination.

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