This past Friday, the F.B.I. was given a week to investigate the allegations of sexual misconduct against Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee. The Bureau finished its work early, on Wednesday, and Mitch McConnell, the Senate Majority Leader, started warming up the machinery, setting things up for the Senate to start voting on Kavanaugh’s confirmation as soon as this Friday, with a final vote possible as soon as Saturday. The time crunch has been one of McConnell’s signature tactics in his time at the top of the Senate. “There will be plenty of time for members to review and be briefed on the supplemental material,” McConnell said, as word of the status of the F.B.I.’s work became public. On Thursday morning, senators were taking turns reading the F.B.I.’s report, which, having been deemed too sensitive for the eyes of the public, was being kept in a secure room in the Capitol.
Predictably, Democrats and…
