FBI Did Not Review Witnesses Suggested By Ramirez, Her Attorney Says

WASHINGTON, DC - Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday September 6, 2018. (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post)
WASHINGTON, DC - Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday September 6, 2018. (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post)
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In conducting a new background investigation into sexual misconduct claims against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the FBI did not interview witnesses suggested by accuser Deborah Ramirez, her attorney revealed in a letter sent to FBI Director Christopher Wray on Thursday morning.

The letter, which came after the FBI concluded its latest background investigation into Kavanaugh, calls out the FBI for failing to attempt to corroborate the claims made by Ramirez.

Ramirez accused Kavanaugh of exposing himself to her at a gathering in college, and the FBI interviewed her about her account last week, according to a letter from the attorney representing Ramirez, William Pittard.

In the letter, Pittard wrote that Ramirez named several people who learned of the incident during her FBI interview. The letter includes statements from several people who learned of the alleged incident around the time it occurred at Yale University, including a declaration from a new potential witness.

Richard Oh, who attended Yale at the same time Ramirez and Kavanaugh were students there, wrote in the declaration that he recalled a female student telling him that “what she initially thought was a plastic penis was exhibited, but she later realized it was a male student’s exposed penis.” Oh said he contacted the FBI but that nobody from the bureau tried to schedule an interview with him.

In his letter, Pittard criticized the FBI for failing to contact more potential witnesses.

“There may be many additional witnesses who could offer still further corroboration (if any additional corroboration were needed, which it is not). But we likely never will know, given that your agents were barred from investigating,” Pittard said.

Read the letter:

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  1. Avatar for drtv drtv says:

    FBI Did Not Review Witnesses Suggested By Ramirez, Her Attorney Says

    Well, of course not. That would imply that there was a real investigation being done. And we all know that this was not the case.

  2. Avatar for spin spin says:

    Well this all comes down to Murkowski. If she says “this is a sham” the gig is over, Flake and Collins will follow her lead. And it will cause Munchin to vote no.

    OTOH if Collins votes Yes (because Murkowski does) then she is target #1 in 2020, and Gardner is target #2, with Jodi Earnst Being target #3, with this being the key vote used to take them down…

  3. Avatar for paulw paulw says:

    The second time as farce…

  4. The backroom deals being made on this are countless - from Wray to Manchin to Collins to whoever, the real business going on here is all but invisible to us. All we get to see are the cover up lies and the results.

    I wish it wasn’t this bad, but I am sure it is far worse than I can imagine.

  5. Except Flake AND Collins already announced they were fully satisfied with the sham investigation the White House limited even though the White House said it was not limiting. Like over an hour ago they announced it. Both of them.

    OOps. Sorry, you wrote this 2 hr ago. My bad.

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