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steve2470

(37,457 posts) Tue Sep 18, 2018, 01:37 AM Sep 2018

The Latest: DOJ: It's not the FBI's job to judge allegations

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh (all times local): 8:15 PM

The Justice Department says the sexual assault allegation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh “does not involve any potential federal crime” for the FBI to investigate.

The department said in a statement Monday night that the FBI’s role during background investigations is to evaluate whether the nominee could pose a national security risk and then provide that information “for the use of the decision makers.”

The department says it’s not the job of the FBI to judge the significance or the credibility of an accusation.

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The Latest: DOJ: It's not the FBI's job to judge allegations (Original Post) steve2470 Sep 2018 OP

It's your job to investigate, hence the name... FBI onecaliberal Sep 2018 #1

Not non-federal crimes it's not ... mr_lebowski Sep 2018 #2

Kavanaugh is seeking a lifetime appointment. He wants to lord over the lives of women, onecaliberal Sep 2018 #6

Federal crimes, yes. john657 Sep 2018 #5

Does anyone know what the federal statute of limitation is on sexual assault/attempted rape? RockRaven Sep 2018 #3

its an accurate statement by DOJ beachbum bob Sep 2018 #4

onecaliberal

(32,861 posts)

1. It's your job to investigate, hence the name... FBI

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 01:44 AM

Sep 2018

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

2. Not non-federal crimes it's not ...

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 01:53 AM

Sep 2018

Hence the name.

There's also the statute of limitations involved here.

The FBI's 'job' in this particular case ... is exactly what they said it is.

onecaliberal

(32,861 posts)

6. Kavanaugh is seeking a lifetime appointment. He wants to lord over the lives of women,

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 10:36 AM

Sep 2018

And others taking this country back decades. Several Dem senators said if Grassley asked the FBI to investigate they would be obligated to do so. I will take their word. Good day.

john657

(1,058 posts)

5. Federal crimes, yes.

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 09:12 AM

Sep 2018

This is not a federal crime, it's a state crime and way past the statute of limitations.

RockRaven

(14,972 posts)

3. Does anyone know what the federal statute of limitation is on sexual assault/attempted rape?

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 02:00 AM

Sep 2018

Or is that not illegal at the federal level?

The opening sentences conflate two separate questions: is there a potential federal crime contained within the accusation, and does the nominee have stuff in their background which poses a national security risk.

But whatever the answer is to the first part, in the case of the second part the answer is clearly YES.

Because, you know, TRYING TO RAPE GIRLS is what some funny-talking foreigners call "kompromat."

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

4. its an accurate statement by DOJ

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 07:05 AM

Sep 2018

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