White House sources: FBI is being blocked from vetting Kavanaugh sexual assault claims because Trump

[riversedge]

Source: raw story





White House sources: FBI is being blocked from vetting Kavanaugh sexual assault claims because Trump won’t order it

17 Sep 2018 at 15:49 ET


President Donald Trump’s administration reportedly has not asked the FBI to vet accusations that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted a girl while in high school.

Two sources told Bloomberg News on Monday that the White House has not given a green light for the FBI to investigate Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations that Kavanaugh groped and assaulted her. The sources said that the FBI can not move forward with an investigation without the permission of the White House.
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“The FBI is basically working for the White House,” Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund President Ronald Hosko explained to Bloomberg. “Their job is to dig into the details and let the White House counsel know if there is derogatory information.”

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Trump, on Monday, was asked if he would withdraw Kavanaugh’s nomination.

“What a ridiculous question,” the president replied........................................

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2018/09/white-house-sources-fbi-blocked-vetting-kavanaugh-sexual-assault-trump-wont-order/

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umm.... I thought the FBI worked for the people.

[hlthe2b]

1. Unfortunately, in this case where there are no Federal laws under which Kav could be prosecuted, FBI

actually IS working for the White House in vetting the nominee for both the confirmation process AND security clearances.

So, yeah, the admin does have to request the investigation.

[lagomorph777]

4. Failure to ask means Trump already knows the answer.

And it is not good.

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Trump mouthed off often enough about EXTREME VETTING of immigrants

He can't even order up a check on a Supreme Court nominee? The U.S. does not waive people to the highest positions without clearance, background checks, records, etc. This is becoming a Trumpian Farce

[ananda]

3. Agree!

And a very nasty farce at that!

[world wide wally]

10. "Becoming"?

[msongs]

5. rawstory is not a legit news source. nt

[Fullduplexxx]

7. Bullsht

[pnwmom]

11. Sure it is. It has a higher proportion of its stories that originated elsewhere,

but all MSM share each others stories, with due credit, and links.

This story originated with Bloomberg News.

The advantage of Raw Story is that it can provide info about stories that are hidden behind a paywall. So if you don't want to pay to read the whole thing, at least you can read a summary.

[Liberalagogo]

13. FAIL

Again

[BigmanPigman]

15. This was just on Ari Melber on MSNBC

and the pundits were discussing it. It is valid.

[mikeysnot]

17. Ad hominem

Ad hominem (Latin for "to the person&quot , short for argumentum ad hominem, is a fallacious argumentative strategy whereby genuine discussion of the topic at hand is avoided by instead attacking the character, motive, or other attribute of the person making the argument, or persons associated with the argument, rather ...

[Achilleaze]

6. republican sexual predators are a creepy plague upon America

disgusting

[Tommy_Carcetti]

8. When you're Donald Trump, you obstruct. That's what you do.

If you want to save 15% or more on car insurance, you switch to GEICO. It's what you do.

[geardaddy]

12. I would love to see that commercial.

[SkatmanRoth]

9. Trump should resign and get his affairs in order

Trump should get his affairs in order before the U.S. Marshals come and take him away to prison.

Muller's day is coming, and it will be the worst day of Trump's life.

[iluvtennis]

14. ++ agree with 'umm.... I thought the FBI worked for the people.'

[Bernardo de La Paz]

16. In theory tRump was elected to represent the people through the Executive Branch incl DoJ & FBI

However, ...

... the legitimacy of his election is in question. There is no question that he is unfit for office.