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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Wed Oct 10, 2018, 11:16 AM Oct 2018

FBI director defends 'limited' Kavanaugh background probe

Source: The Washington Post

By Devlin Barrett and Karoun Demirjian October 10 at 10:43 AM

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray defended his agents’ handling of a background investigation into Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, saying that it was “limited in scope” and followed standard procedures.

Wray was pressed at a Senate hearing by Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) about how much direction FBI agents received from the White House when they conducted a supplemental background investigation into claims by a California professor that Kavanaugh attempted to sexually assault her when the two were teenagers.

Harris pressed the director to explain why FBI agents never interviewed the woman, Christine Blasey Ford, or Kavanaugh, about her accusations.

Wray replied: “As is standard, the investigation was very specific in scope, limited in scope, and that is the usual process and that my folks have assured me that the usual process was followed,” Wray said.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fbi-director-expected-to-face-questions-about-kavanaugh-probe-during-senate-hearing/2018/10/09/00f65510-cc01-11e8-a360-85875bac0b1f_story.html

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FBI director defends 'limited' Kavanaugh background probe (Original Post) DonViejo Oct 2018 OP

Bullshit. nt. BlueIdaho Oct 2018 #1

He gets to keep his job insurance plan. olegramps Oct 2018 #10

What else is he going to say publicly? He wants to keep his job. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #2

It's usual process to ignore witnesses and victims don't get interviews? neohippie Oct 2018 #3

FBI let the orange asshole Racerdog1 Oct 2018 #4

Everything trump touched turns to shit...the FBI, SCOTUS, the presidency. brush Oct 2018 #6

This is the same FBI that destroyed the Clinton campaign BlueIdaho Oct 2018 #5

White House is to blame. 1000 pages were presented w/1 hr review allowed, one copy only OhNo-Really Oct 2018 #7

All that can be said is bluestarone Oct 2018 #8

The usual process? BeckyDem Oct 2018 #9

I get the feeling that Kamala Harris doesn't give up easily. Taraman Oct 2018 #11

Standard procedure is equal to "we whitewash for the Repub status quo since we were established." Baitball Blogger Oct 2018 #12

Maybe FBI keeping Trump off its back? poli-junkie Oct 2018 #13

sucking up to the boastful, self-admitted sexual predator in chief, eh chris? what is in it for you niyad Oct 2018 #14

With Kav,Trump accomplished two goals: Protect his own ass & publically sleaze up the FBI stuffmatters Oct 2018 #15

Much like the fast, cursory investigation into HRC's email? JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2018 #16

BlueIdaho

(13,582 posts)

1. Bullshit. nt.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 11:19 AM

Oct 2018

olegramps

(8,200 posts)

10. He gets to keep his job insurance plan.

Reply to BlueIdaho (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 12:13 PM

Oct 2018

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,719 posts)

2. What else is he going to say publicly? He wants to keep his job.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 11:21 AM

Oct 2018

neohippie

(1,142 posts)

3. It's usual process to ignore witnesses and victims don't get interviews?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 11:25 AM

Oct 2018

These kinds of remarks don't help the FBI's reputation if ignoring victim testimony, and that of potential corroborating witness testimony are part of "the usual" process of an FBI background investigation if those interviews could possibly reveal things or create an outcome not desired by the GOP

So now we see more politicizing of institutions like our courts and our justice department that are supposed to be above the fray of politics

Racerdog1

(808 posts)

4. FBI let the orange asshole

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 11:29 AM

Oct 2018

Control the investigation /sham. This fucking Kavnaugh is as big of a liar and sexual predator as the orange asshole. Their fucking day is coming.

brush

(53,782 posts)

6. Everything trump touched turns to shit...the FBI, SCOTUS, the presidency.

Reply to Racerdog1 (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 11:36 AM

Oct 2018

Starting with the rogue New York office agents and Comey tilting the election to trump and now this sham investigation, the FBI's rep is in the toilet.

Who can trust them for anything now?

BlueIdaho

(13,582 posts)

5. This is the same FBI that destroyed the Clinton campaign

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 11:32 AM

Oct 2018

In the final run up to the 2016 election.

OhNo-Really

(3,985 posts)

7. White House is to blame. 1000 pages were presented w/1 hr review allowed, one copy only

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 11:53 AM

Oct 2018

White House whitemwashed and constrained the FBI

bluestarone

(16,959 posts)

8. All that can be said is

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 11:56 AM

Oct 2018

We no longer have a separation from White house/judicial branch!

BeckyDem

(8,361 posts)

9. The usual process?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 12:02 PM

Oct 2018

What does that mean, a process that is dictated to the FBI by a sitting president when there are no criminal charges involved or what?

Taraman

(373 posts)

11. I get the feeling that Kamala Harris doesn't give up easily.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 12:41 PM

Oct 2018

Baitball Blogger

(46,719 posts)

12. Standard procedure is equal to "we whitewash for the Repub status quo since we were established."

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 01:32 PM

Oct 2018

poli-junkie

(1,002 posts)

13. Maybe FBI keeping Trump off its back?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 01:50 PM

Oct 2018

I'm thinking maybe the FBI is appeasing Trump now because of Mueller. What's been bugging me since Justice Kennedy suddenly retired in June with the promise that Trump nominate Kavanaugh (Kennedy's former law clerk). And the connection of Kennedy's son working for Deutche Bank loaning Trump a billion dollars.

Isn't Mueller investigating Deutche bank? Maybe the Kennedy father & son and Kav are colluding with Trump??? Perhaps Mueller has them in his sites?

Is this wishful thinking?

niyad

(113,323 posts)

14. sucking up to the boastful, self-admitted sexual predator in chief, eh chris? what is in it for you

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 02:47 PM

Oct 2018

curious. . .do you have to fellate him, or just kiss his ass?

stuffmatters

(2,574 posts)

15. With Kav,Trump accomplished two goals: Protect his own ass & publically sleaze up the FBI

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 04:56 PM

Oct 2018

Wray defending the FBI's "show" only investigation as standard FBI procedure is playing right into Trump's machinations to
trash FBI credibility. Wray should have said the truth, that the WH strongly limited the time and scope of their Kavanaugh investigation.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,343 posts)

16. Much like the fast, cursory investigation into HRC's email?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Oct 11, 2018, 08:50 AM

Oct 2018

No, wait, ...

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