Trump Agrees To Reopen FBI Background Check Into Kavanaugh

By David Taintor

September 28, 2018 5:07 p.m.

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Statement from President @realDonaldTrump:
“I’ve ordered the FBI to conduct a supplemental investigation to update Judge Kavanaugh’s file. As the Senate has requested, this update must be limited in scope and completed in less than one week.”

— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) September 28, 2018

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pablointhegazebo says:

September 28, 2018

This must be so killing him.
jtx says:

September 28, 2018

Well we will find their addresses.
amytales says:

September 28, 2018

My new guess: Trump and Repubs hope that going through the motions of an investigation, regardless of results, will compel several “no” votes to switch to “yes”.
stevecoh1 says:

September 28, 2018

Was Trump’s agreement required here?
dangnewt says:

September 28, 2018

Trump must want Kav gone and is too chickenshit to yank the nomination and would rather Kav withdraw himself. Maybe Trump enjoys Kav twisting in the wind.

ETTD on steroids. The R’s on the Judiciary Committee, Kav, Kav’s family and friends, Georgetown Prep and Yale are feeling the effects of Shit Midas. When will people learn.