WH Treading Carefully With FBI On Kavanaugh Due To Subpoena Concerns

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 27: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on September 27, 2018 in Washington, DC. Kavanaugh was called back to ... WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 27: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on September 27, 2018 in Washington, DC. Kavanaugh was called back to testify about claims by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused him of sexually assaulting her during a party in 1982 when they were high school students in suburban Maryland. (Photo by Andrew Harnik - Pool/Getty Images) MORE LESS

The White House and FBI have been interacting gingerly throughout the investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, in part due to the fear that Democrats could win the House and subpoena internal communications, according to a Tuesday Washington Post report.

An unnamed source told the Washington Post that the two institutions are being “very careful with each other.”

“Everyone realizes that they are under a huge amount of scrutiny, and will be when it’s over, too,” the source added.

Lawyers for two of Kavanaugh’s accusers, professor Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez, have voiced concerns that the investigation is cursory or being stymied by members of the administration who want to see Kavanaugh confirmed.

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  1. Damn Right
    We’re watching you mo’fos
    Payback will be a bitch

  2. Avatar for smiley smiley says:

    Mmm hmm, the White House is being “careful”… right…

    In a different era, the discovery of a smoking gun recording of a president orchestrating a cover up caused all support to vanish and impeachment proceedings to begin. Now it’s just called “Thursday.”

  3. Avatar for denisj denisj says:

    They will bury any significant communication never to be seen again.

  4. Indeed
    Commenting to the wife last night
    Remember the good old days when there would be a big earth shattering or shocking beyond the pale revelation maybe once a month.
    3 or 4 a day now
    Make it Stop

  5. Avatar for 1gg 1gg says:

    “The White House and FBI have been interacting gingerly throughout the investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh,…”
    Really? It looks like somebody forgot to tell Donnie!

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