Voting no would have been the easier choice for Flake. He's not up for re-election and it'd appease the lunatics threatening him. He voted yes because his conscience compelled him to do so.
It's not going to be made public, you know that. Feinstein doesn't want it to be made public.
Feinstein: “It would seem to me that if people are going to be identified this ought to be held very close and not made public."
They can talk about it in general terms, just not publish detailed info.
It's not a contradiction though. Feinstein doesn't want it public. They all have talked about the report in generalities. Both are true.
She was for keeping it a secret:
I never blamed her, I simply pointed out that even your own senators are against it being made public.
He wants a "public version," a subtle, but important difference. I'm certain his version would omit evidence that lends claim to the belief that Ford likely falsified her story.
It's a safe assumption. Regardless, it doesn't matter if you believe it or not. By all accounts that matter in the vote, the report exonerated Kavanaugh and he will be confirmed tomorrow barring a change of votes from the procedural.
It only 45 pages that summarize the interviews of 9 people. There are an additional 1600 pages of tips that were called in and not followed up on.
Bazinga