Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday seemed to back off  when he said the voters in Alabama should make the final decision whether the Republican candidate is elected to the Senate.

“I’m going to let the people of Alabama make the call,” the Kentucky Republican said on ABC’s “This Week.” “This election has been going on a long time. There’s been a lot of discussion about it. They’re going to make the decision a week from Tuesday.”

When the accusations surfaced Nov. 13 that Moore had sexually harassed and groped young women when he was in his 30s, McConnell said he believed the women and suggested Moore “step aside.”

On Sunday, McConnell said if Moore, 70, wins the Dec. 12 special election, the Senate Ethics Committee would have to determine if he could take the seat.

“Look, they decide,” McConnell said. “This is a very balanced committee. It’s the only committee in the Senate that is an even number of Democrats and Republicans. Neither side can take advantage of the other.”

Reminded that he said he sided with Moore’s accusers, anchor George Stephanopoulos asked McConnell if he also believed the women who have accused Trump of sexual misconduct and whether the president’s behavior should be investigated.

McConnell dodged.

“Well, my job is to be the majority leader of the Senate. And we have jurisdiction over these matters when there is a Senator accused of wrongdoing. … So we will handle it in the Senate when it comes to senators’ alleged behavior,” he said.

Moore and Democrat Doug Jones are campaigning for the Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions when he became the US attorney general.