Even President Trump's favorite lawyer says the FBI should investigate Kavanaugh before a vote

It's safe to say President Trump will not tweet out a quote from Alan Dershowitz's latest op-ed.

Dershowitz, a Democratic lawyer and commentator who frequently comes to Trump's defense on legal issues, is now arguing that no vote on Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination should take place until the FBI investigates the sexual misconduct allegations against him. This piece comes after Thursday's historic Senate hearing, during which Christine Blasey Ford swore under oath that Kavanaugh groped her and attempted to rape her in high school, while Kavanaugh swore under oath he did not do so and called the whole process a "political hit."

In his piece, Dershowitz writes that there's "no way of knowing for certain" right now whether Ford or Kavanaugh is lying, or if perhaps one of them is simply mistaken. But there are too many "unanswered question[s]" for the Senate to hold a vote, he says. Dershowitz adds that based on Thursday's testimony, there is now a "credibility tie" between Kavanaugh and Ford, and the only way to resolve it is with additional evidence, which could be uncovered via an FBI investigation like Senate Democrats have called for. Republicans have argued that an FBI investigation is an unnecessary step meant to delay the vote until after the midterms.

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Additionally, Dershowitz recommends that Kavanaugh's other accusers and witnesses testify before the Judiciary Committee as well. But if the vote is held now, Dershowitz contends, it would be based on little more than the senators' "political dispositions" and not on any facts. Watch Dershowitz discuss his argument on Tucker Carlson Tonight below. Brendan Morrow