09-30-2018, 11:13 PM
The Scope of the FBI Supplemental Background Check
Unsurprisingly, the scope of the supplemental FBI background check into Kavanaugh is a matter of contention and confusion.
Trump announced on Twitter late Saturday that the White House had placed no limitation on the FBI's ability to investigate the allegations against Kavanaugh. "I want them to interview whoever they deem appropriate, at their discretion," Trump tweeted in response to an NBC News report citing multiple people familiar with the process who said the White House was limiting the scope of the reopened background investigation of Kavanaugh.
However, The New York Times reported Saturday night, after Trump’s tweet, that the White House has only authorized the FBI to interview six people:
1. Dr. Ford
2. Judge Kavanaugh
3. Mark Judge (Kavanaugh's buddy who was allegedly in the room)
4. Leland Keyser (Ford's high school friend whom Ford said attended the party but was not told of the assault)
5. P.J. Smyth (another alleged party guest)
6. Deborah Ramirez (Kavanaugh's Yale classmate and second accuser)
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Unsurprisingly, the scope of the supplemental FBI background check into Kavanaugh is a matter of contention and confusion.
Trump announced on Twitter late Saturday that the White House had placed no limitation on the FBI's ability to investigate the allegations against Kavanaugh. "I want them to interview whoever they deem appropriate, at their discretion," Trump tweeted in response to an NBC News report citing multiple people familiar with the process who said the White House was limiting the scope of the reopened background investigation of Kavanaugh.
However, The New York Times reported Saturday night, after Trump’s tweet, that the White House has only authorized the FBI to interview six people:
1. Dr. Ford
2. Judge Kavanaugh
3. Mark Judge (Kavanaugh's buddy who was allegedly in the room)
4. Leland Keyser (Ford's high school friend whom Ford said attended the party but was not told of the assault)
5. P.J. Smyth (another alleged party guest)
6. Deborah Ramirez (Kavanaugh's Yale classmate and second accuser)
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