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According to Roll Call, Kyl was tapped to “guide” Kavanaugh through the ins and outs of the Senate leading up to this confirmation hearing. This includes “arranging for Kavanaugh to be interrogated on all sorts of ‘gotcha’ questions at mock confirmation hearings known as ‘murder boards,'” David Hawkings of Roll Call writes.
Though some senators might have seen McCain’s vacant seat as an opportunity to win over a senator to the side against Kavanaugh’s nomination, Kyl is likely to follow in the footsteps of McCain and vote in favor of Kavanaugh.
https://heavy.com/news/2018/09/jon-kyl-brett-kavanaugh/