Report: Deborah Ramirez Gives FBI Witnesses Of Alleged Kavanaugh Misconduct

UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 27: Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, focusing on allegations of sexual assault by Kavanaugh against Christine Blasey Ford in the early 1980s. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 27: Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, focusing on allegations... UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 27: Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, focusing on allegations of sexual assault by Kavanaugh against Christine Blasey Ford in the early 1980s. (Photo By Tom Williams-Pool/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Deborah Ramirez spoke to the FBI and provided the bureau with the names of witnesses to back up her claim of sexual misconduct by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, CNN reported Sunday, citing an unnamed person familiar with the matter.

Ramirez alleges that Kavanaugh exposed himself and approached her with his genitals out at a college party, the New Yorker first reported a week ago.

Multiple outlets have reported that the White House has set strict boundaries for the FBI’s background investigation into misconduct allegations against Kavanaugh, with the New York Times reporting Saturday that Ramirez was one of just four witnesses the bureau would be speaking to.

It’s unclear whether the FBI would be able interview additional witnesses, perhaps with the White House’s permission, should the need arise.

Trump on Saturday said that he wanted the bureau “to interview whoever they deem appropriate, at their discretion,” only for NBC News to report after that statement that, according to unnamed people familiar with the probe, the White House’s limitations had not changed.

Trump then appeared to defend the White House-imposed boundaries in a new tweet Sunday.

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  1. This is why I think, despite Don McGahn’s obvious complete willingness to subvert rules of evidence, investigation, and law, they’re not going to be able to keep the lid on. Does he think @FBI won’t follow up on leads?

  2. Don’t they have to interview the other witnesses? Isn’t that how investigations happen?"

  3. Avatar for rptwiz rptwiz says:

    It was obvious that Trump in the Republicans would shift the battle to the investigation where they have the upper hand. the media has to do their job and make sure that all leads are followed even if it takes longer.

    Apart from that I’m okay with not investigating the oven Audi client claims. but they should find out more about Kavanaugh drinking habits at that time not because it impacts his fitness for the Supreme Court but to weigh the credibility of his denials.

  4. Avatar for jtx jtx says:

    I would think they would interview the witnesses, but If not the report should list them and that report would be given to all 100 Senators if I am not mistaken. Then someone will have to explain why not.

  5. matt_shuham from the other article does not think it is all daisies and rainbows as to FBI independence upon a Presidential ask. Outrage by the public could change that?

    The bottom line from what I’ve seen is that the White House, as the “client,” can control the ask. That is to say, these limits are more a political problem than a problem of potential obstruction of justice or anything else, as far as I can tell. That’s been the case for all of Kavanaugh’s nomination, though. Questions of perjury aside, swing Republicans will ask themselves, How bad will this look? The WH limiting an already-limited one-week investigation looks bad.

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