On Thursday morning, the FBI wrapped up its week-long investigation into sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
According to the White House, the report found no corroborating evidence of sexual misconduct by Kavanaugh — which all but guarantees that his nomination will move forward and that he will be confirmed.
White House finds no corroboration of sexual misconduct allegations against Kavanaugh in FBI report https://t.co/qw9YRysbvl
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) October 4, 2018
With Collins and Flake both satisfied with the investigation, it’s hard to see them voting against the nomination since that would be an obvious red flag to raise right now. Kavanaugh appears, at the moment, headed to the Supreme Court
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) October 4, 2018
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has scheduled a procedural vote on Kavanaugh's nomination for Friday, with a final up or down vote coming as soon as this weekend.
Following the release of the FBI report, Kavanaugh's confirmation odds have skyrocketed across the betting market.
Here are the updated odds as of 12:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Oct. 4.
Will Kavanaugh be confirmed or rejected to the Supreme Court?
- Confirmed: 94.1% chance (-1600)
- Rejected: 10% chance (+900)
Will Kavanaugh be confirmed as the next Supreme Court Justice? (Bovada)
- Yes: 88.2% chance (-750)
- No: 20% chance (+400)
Will Kavanaugh be confirmed on or before October 31, 2018?
- Yes: 80.5% chance (-413)
- No: 24.5% chance (+308)
Will Kavanaugh be confirmed?
- Yes: 85.7% chance (-600)
- No: 22.2% chance (+350)
At PredictIt, Kavanaugh is now trading at 89 cents to be confirmed, an all-time high. He is expected to receive either 53 or 52 votes in the Senate (he needs 50 to be confirmed).
Smarkets is now giving Kavanaugh an 86.96% chance to be confirmed, an increase of more than 15% since yesterday.
