You say: I'm reading two different things here so, like I admitted, I need a little help. LOL!  1 President Trump saw the sex smear coming before there were any allegations? It doesn't take a rocket scientist to OBSERVE that SMEARING MAGA Conservatives with Sex Smears is STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES BY THE DEMONCRAPS.   Did it surprise YOU???   It certainly didn't surprise me and half the planet. I am judging by the expressions on the faces of all the GOP departing after Grassley ordered Adjournment. I've thought about it further, I think FLAKEY has a long history of dirt, that was used to blackmail him on Friday. The deep state always uses the Carrot and the Stick: Carrot: BIG BUCKS for a one week delay of confirmation.  HE is not up for re-election this November, as I understand it.  So no risk to him. Stick: Permanent embarrassment and ruination of his name and career, (if secrets get out, like pedophilia crap) that would impact his entire family (and his stupid legacy) if he didn't cooperate with the deep state. I'm mad at Grassley too!  4 minutes after Flakey made that RECOMMENDATION, Grassley ADJOURNED the meeting, when others clearly wanted to jump in and debate this recommendation.  So I think it was a GOP RINO Team thing, and Flakey was chosen as the fall guy since he is not up for re-election, and I don't know if he plans to try to run again after this McStain term is finished. If Flakey has no plans to run, he is the perfect fall guy to take the heat. So much theater going on all the time.  If you want to be a politician you have to be very good at lying and acting.