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Does the president have to authorize the FBI to re-investigate Kavanaugh? (Original Post) blogslut Sep 2018 OP
Can there be a private investigation? greymattermom Sep 2018 #1
Would lying to a private investigator have the same perceived legal consequences? Jarqui Sep 2018 #4
Yes unfortunately 😪 LenaBaby61 Sep 2018 #2
president does not direct the FBI, its up to DOJ/AG beachbum bob Sep 2018 #3
That's incorrect, unfortunately FBaggins Sep 2018 #5
Yes, mostly. They have very limited jurisdiction and ability here Lee-Lee Sep 2018 #6

FBaggins

(26,748 posts)
5. That's incorrect, unfortunately
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 07:22 AM
Sep 2018

The FBI has no jurisdiction to investigate anything in this case because no federal crime has been alleged.

In their role of performing background investigations, their client is the White House. If the WH doesn’t ask them to open a new investigation.., there won’t be one.

What gets me is that they aren’t worried about what that says.

 

Lee-Lee

(6,324 posts)
6. Yes, mostly. They have very limited jurisdiction and ability here
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 07:31 AM
Sep 2018

The allegations are all of violations of law that are not within federal jurisdiction. The proper investigative body for these allegations as a criminal case is the local police department that has jurisdiction.

The FBIs only legal jurisdiction is part of a background check ordered on a potential appointee by the White House. That is a one time report- it’s orders, compiled and submitted.

That has already been done. During the course of this investigation no evidence of these allegations were found by the FBI. This despite the fact that several people on our side were aware and made the choice not to inform the FBI- this was a grave mistake in my view. A persons desire for privacy doesn’t override a persons obligation to provide the FBI all relevant knowledge.

Now, the President can order the background check reopened. But people seem to think that means more than it does. All this means is that that go interview Preoffesor Ford, interview Mr Judge, interview anyone who may have firsthand knowledge of the event they find, and put records of those interviews in the file. And by interview I mean friendly, nonpressure, similar to a job interview type.

That’s it. They don’t go all SVU and CSI, they don’t get warrants and search homes or emails or phone records. They don’t confront anyone if stories don’t match. They just interview people.

So pretty much it will be the same info we already have been told. And that’s it.

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