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Arkansas Granny

(31,517 posts) Wed Oct 10, 2018, 11:08 AM Oct 2018

FBI Director Wray Confirms That White House Limited Kavanaugh Probe

During a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing Wednesday, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) asked FBI Director Christopher Wray if the investigation into sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh was curtailed by the White House. Wray confirmed that it was.

“I think I would say that our investigation here, our supplemental update to the previous background investigation, was limited in scope and that that is consistent with the standard process for such investigations going back quite a long ways,” he said.

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Harris then specifically tried to suss out if White House lawyer Don McGahn was involved in the communication, but Wray sidestepped.

“Well, I can’t speak to what anybody throughout the organization might have received instructions on,” he said. “My understanding is that the communications occurred between the White House’s office of security and the FBI security division.”

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/wray-confirms-that-white-house-limited-kavanaugh-probe

There is video at the link.

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FBI Director Wray Confirms That White House Limited Kavanaugh Probe (Original Post) Arkansas Granny Oct 2018 OP

So he's saying they did this the way they have always done them? Autumn Oct 2018 #1

Which is to say, the fbi is part of the status quo. Baitball Blogger Oct 2018 #6

It is very possible that some of these are limited missingm Oct 2018 #8

it doesn't matter if the background checks were extensive or limited NewJeffCT Oct 2018 #10

Was no one Varaddem Oct 2018 #2

"Well, I can't speak to . . ." gratuitous Oct 2018 #3

Aren't you Kavanagh's friend? Baitball Blogger Oct 2018 #7

K&R UTUSN Oct 2018 #4

But, the FBI went along with it. Hugin Oct 2018 #5

so wray has flat out stated, that he is a toady for the self-admitted sexual predator in chief. niyad Oct 2018 #9

"the self-admitted sexual predator in chief" Pantagruel Oct 2018 #11

They don't care dhol82 Oct 2018 #13

I have to correct it, because I usually say the boastfully self-admitted. . . . niyad Oct 2018 #15

Of course chickenshit trump did.. thanks for the confirmation. Cha Oct 2018 #12

What little faith I had in the FBI is gone RainCaster Oct 2018 #14

Autumn

(45,089 posts)

1. So he's saying they did this the way they have always done them?

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 11:10 AM

Oct 2018

Yeah I'm sure.

Baitball Blogger

(46,715 posts)

6. Which is to say, the fbi is part of the status quo.

Reply to Autumn (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 11:58 AM

Oct 2018

We need to change the demographics.

missingm

(56 posts)

8. It is very possible that some of these are limited

Reply to Autumn (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 12:45 PM

Oct 2018

Wanna bet that the original Kavanaugh and Gorsich background checks were very limited in scope?

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)

10. it doesn't matter if the background checks were extensive or limited

Reply to missingm (Reply #8)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 12:55 PM

Oct 2018

it is up to the hiring party (Ken Starr in the 90s, George W. Bush in the 2000s and now Trump) to decide if what turns up in the background check is worthy of causing them rescind their offer of employment. It could very well be that Starr, Bush and Trump did not consider binge drinking in high school and college a deal killer if nothing else came out of the background checks. The FBI would have know way of knowing anything about Dr. Ford or Ms Ramirez if they were not told about it - and, friends like Mark Judge certainly would not have mentioned Ford and college friends likely would not have said anything about Ramirez

Varaddem

(432 posts)

2. Was no one

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 11:10 AM

Oct 2018

Curious about the money?

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

3. "Well, I can't speak to . . ."

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 11:19 AM

Oct 2018

Excuse me, Christopher - can I call you Christopher? - but aren't you the Director of the FBI? Aren't you supposed to know what's going on in your bureau, who's doing what, and who's getting secret instructions from the White House? You're presiding over an agency that's taken more hits than anytime since the burglary at the Media PA office, most of them coming from this administration. You don't know who in your organization is cooperating with the White House in damaging your reputation and credibility? And that clearly doesn't bother or concern you?

Ah well, whaddyagunnado? Another new normal.