The Trump administration blocked the FBI from conducting a thorough investigation into the sexual assault allegations that came out against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearing, Democratic senators allege in a new report, claiming the Trump White House limited the probe's scope and left out potential corroborating evidence.


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Internal emails dispute Trump’s claims that FBI had ‘free rein’ to probe Kavanaugh allegations, new report says

‘There is no book and there are no procedures’ for supplemental background investigations, senator says. ‘You simply do what the White House tells you’

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Trump White House ‘helped steer investigation’ into Brett Kavanaugh allegations

Then-President Donald Trump’s claims in 2018 that the FBI would have full leeway to investigate sexual assault allegations about his Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, appeared to confuse the agency, according to internal communications cited in a Senate Democrat’s new report.

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By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Then-President Donald Trump’s claims in 2018 that the FBI would have full leeway to investigate sexual assault allegations about his Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, appeared to confuse the agency, according to internal communications cited in a Senate Democrat’s new report. The investigation into the allegations – which Kavanaugh has vehemently denied – was sought after an emotional hearing with his accuser,…

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A new report criticized how the FBI investigated Brett Kavanaugh before he was confirmed as a U.S. Supreme Court justice.

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Brett Kavanaugh investigation by FBI "manipulated," new report finds

Senate Democrats' inquiry, six years in the making, claims that witnesses were silenced and lawmakers misled about the now-Supreme Court justice..

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Dem Report Finds FBI Probe Into Brett Kavanaugh's Past Left 'Disturbing Gaps'

Donald Trump prevented the Federal Bureau of Investigations from investigating Brett Kavanaugh — even as the then-president claimed publicly its agents had "free rein" to look into sexual misconduct allegations levied against his then-Supreme Court justice nominee, according to a new report.The Wash...

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'Sham effort': Report claims Trump stymied investigation into Kavanaugh sex abuse claims

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse's report found new evidence of how the White House’s tightly controlled an FBI investigation into sexual assault claims against the Supreme Court nominee.

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FBI probe of Kavanaugh was constrained by Trump White House, congressional report finds

The Trump administration “specifically engineer[ed]” the investigation into sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh to avoid any corroborating evidence, senators allege.

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Trump White House Stopped FBI From Fully Investigating Brett Kavanaugh Claims, Senate Report Says

New details have emerged about the FBI's 2018 probe into then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and how former President Donald Trump's White House made sure it never went anywhere.According to the Washington Post, the White House quashed the FBI's investigation into Kavanaugh's alleged predatory sexual behavior despite promising the American public that the agency would have "free rein" to conduct a wide-ranging probe. The Post cited a rep…

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Leads about Kavanaugh 'were forwarded directly to the White House and never probed': report

The Trump administration prevented the FBI from fully investigating the sexual misconduct allegations against Brett Kavanaugh that threatened his Supreme Court confirmation, according to a report from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse.

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Report says Trump White House obstructed FBI probe into allegations against Kavanaugh

Trump White House Stopped FBI From Fully Investigating Brett Kavanaugh Claims, Senate Report Says

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