U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, in a dramatic turnaround, said on Friday that he will now vote against the confirmation of a Florida judge who he interviewed and once supported.

The Democratic senator said in a statement that he would now oppose Allen Winsor on the Senate floor “because of information brought up by the Senate Judiciary Committee.” The committee on Thursday had narrowly advanced Winsor’s nomination along partisan lines with Democrats unified against him.

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