Protestors crash Sen. Flake’s speech in Boston

BOSTON, Mass. – Protestors descended on Boston City Hall Monday, ahead of Senator Jeff Flake’s planned speech at the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit.

Hundreds of people urged the Arizona Republican to reject Brett Kavanaugh’s supreme court nomination amid allegations of sexual assault.

A few hours later, Flake addressed it all on stage, at times speaking over protestors’ shouts, saying he’s making sure any credible allegation against Kavanaugh is investigated by the FBI.

“It does no good to have an investigation that just gives us more cover,” he told the crowd. “We actually need to find out what we can find out and we have to realize that we may not be able to find out everything that happened.”

Meanwhile, top Republicans have blasted a Rhode Island man who recanted a claim that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted a woman on a boat in Newport in 1985, saying that man could face obstruction charges. Senator Whitehouse called their message a scare tactic against potential accusers. “Very unfortunate situation,” he said. “This is a regular guy constituent, and they’re trying to throw him under the bus, I think, as a demonstration that other people who come forward will be treated very roughly.”

As it stands, the FBI probe is supposed to finish by the end of the week.

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