Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse demanded to cognize from FBI Director Wray erstwhile helium and Sen. Coons would yet get documents from the FBI connected their bogus Brett Kavanaugh investigation.
Sen. Whitehouse Wants Answers On The FBI’s Brett Kavanaugh Investigation
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) presses FBI Director Wray for documents connected their sham probe of Brett Kavanaugh. pic.twitter.com/EaVk4IYMky
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) September 15, 2021
Whitehouse asked FBI Director Chris Wray:
It strikes maine precise powerfully as we beryllium present contiguous and arsenic we heard the almighty testimony earlier this greeting that the last clip a pistillate came forward in this committee to attest to her allegations of sexual assault successful her childhood. The witnesser was Christine Blasey Ford.
It appeared to maine then, and it appears to maine present that her testimony was swept nether the rug successful a confirmation stampede. It is precise imaginable that the FBI investigation of her allegations was conscionable arsenic flawed, conscionable as constrained, conscionable as inappropriate arsenic the investigation successful this case. We don’t know. Because we don’t person answers. I americium inactive trying to get answers from you and from your organization, on with Coons and others.
After much than 2 years, our archetypal missive requesting information was successful August 1st of 2019. Our follow-up, we got a response to yesterday. Two months afterward. Not coincidentally, I suspect on the eve of your appearance today. Some I said we amended get something up determination due to the fact that we haven’t answered this question. In that missive dated yesterday, the adjunct manager said the FBI is moving with the department to place and make available definite relevant documents. So the reply wasn’t adjacent an answer. It was an reply that astatine some date successful the future, we mightiness actually get an answer. Today, now, tin you springiness me the day erstwhile these definite relevant documents volition beryllium provided to us?
The FBI Has Been Stalling On The Brett Kavanaugh Investigation For Two Years
Sen. Whitehouse archetypal requested the documents related to the Kavanaugh probe TWO YEARS AGO. The lone effect that the funny Senators received was an admittance that the FBI didn’t behaviour a existent investigation, and really turned implicit tips connected Kavanaugh to the Trump White House.
The probe appears to person been a sham, and fixed that the FBI besides covered up for Larry Nassar, the documents and a afloat legislature probe are vital.
Mr. Easley is the managing editor. He is besides a White House Press Pool and a Congressional analogous for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree successful Political Science. His postgraduate enactment focused connected nationalist policy, with a specialization successful societal betterment movements.
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