Blasey Ford Lawyer: We ‘Welcome’ FBI Investigation Into Kavanaugh

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 27:  Attorney Debra Katz (L) helps her client Christine Blasey Ford as she testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill September 27, 2018 in Washington, DC. A professor at Palo Alto University and a research psychologist at the Stanford University School of Medicine, Ford has accused Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her during a party in 1982 when they were high school students in suburban Maryland.  (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 27: Attorney Debra Katz (L) helps her client Christine Blasey Ford as she testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill September 27... WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 27: Attorney Debra Katz (L) helps her client Christine Blasey Ford as she testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill September 27, 2018 in Washington, DC. A professor at Palo Alto University and a research psychologist at the Stanford University School of Medicine, Ford has accused Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her during a party in 1982 when they were high school students in suburban Maryland. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Christine Blasey Ford “welcomes” the FBI investigation into her allegations that she was sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, one of her attorneys confirmed Friday.

“A thorough FBI investigation is critical to developing all the relevant facts,” Debra Katz said in a statement. “Dr. Christine Blasey Ford welcomes this step in the process, and appreciates the efforts of Senators Flake, Murkowski, Manchin and Collins — and all other senators who have supported an FBI investigation — to ensure it is completed before the Senate votes on Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination. No artificial limits as to time or scope should be imposed on this investigation.”

Republican senators have stressed that the probe should delay the vote on Kavanaugh’s confirmation by no more than a week.

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  1. I presume Mr. Avenatti is of the same mindset?

    Please proceed…

  2. This team has been nothing short of kick-ass throughout all proceedings/negotiations/testimony/etc.

    I much more respect their approach than carney-barker Avenatti’s.

  3. Avatar for arawak arawak says:

    Will Mark Judge lie? The fact that he refused to leap to Kavanaugh’s defense–his supposed friend–by testifying in public adds weight to Ford’s allegations.

  4. So…, is there any reason to be skeptical that there will indeed be an FBI investigation and that it will be both thorough and timely? And that the full report will be made public? What could possibly go wrong? After all, every Republican has been operating in good faith all along. Right?

  5. True, but one thing I’ve learned from the republicans is that sometimes making a splash, even a messy splash, can be very effective at moving an agenda forward. So I think there is a place for both - steady persistence and noisy china smashing.

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