A new report led by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (DR.I.) of the Judiciary Committee is “nonsense,” according to the then-chief legal adviser for Republican nominations, calling it “Democratic opposition to Judge Brett Kavanaugh.” It is a continuation of legal action.”
“We followed the normal process of conducting background checks on Supreme Court nominees,” said Mike Davis (R-Iowa), chief nominating adviser to former Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley. “And the Senate is conducting its own investigation.”
Davis is also the founder and president of the Article III Project.
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (left) claimed that the Trump administration has not authorized the FBI to investigate allegations regarding Brett Kavanaugh. Christine Blasey Ford is in the center of the photo. (Reuters)
Whitehouse is one of many other Democrats on the Judiciary Committee, including Chairman Dick Durbin, R-Ill., to investigate the personal relationships of Supreme Court justices, namely Justices Samuel Alito and Justice Clarence Thomas. I've put a lot of effort into doing that. In order for them to escape from high profile incidents.
Critics say the senators' investigations and demands are aimed at undermining conservative judges and the Supreme Court's legitimacy.
The White House released a 32-page report Tuesday revealing the conclusions of a six-year investigation into the FBI's investigation into then-Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh.
According to the report, the Democrats on the Judiciary Committee are Mr. Whitehouse, current Chairman Durbin, Sen. Chris Coons, Democrat of Delaware, and then-Senator Chris Coons. Patrick Leahy and Kamala Harris requested information about the FBI investigation following Kavanaugh's final confirmation.
In a statement, the White House said: “In 2018, I urged Christine Blasey Ford to keep digging, no matter how long it takes, and to not abandon or quit the disgraceful confirmation process by Senate Republicans and President Trump. “I swore,” he said. For victims who come forward like Dr. Kavanaugh, Dr. Ford and Deborah Ramirez, a full and proper investigation is the bare minimum. It shows that it was. Appealed to Senate Republicans to put Judge Kavanaugh back on political track for confirmation. ”
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“The FBI's lack of investigative standards led President Trump to obstruct a meaningful investigation into the allegations against Mr. Kavanaugh and deny senators the information they needed to fulfill their constitutional duties. But we have to create real procedures so that we get real answers, not manufactured misdirections” – the next time a serious question about a candidate comes up late in the approval process. ”
The report found that the FBI's routine vetting of candidates on behalf of then-President Donald Trump was “flawed and incomplete” and that the White House “did not investigate the FBI's interviews with relevant witnesses or tip-offs.” The administration claimed that it had “refused” a follow-up investigation. Approving basic investigative steps that may have uncovered information supporting the allegations. ”
Democrats pointed out in the document that Trump said: told reporters He said the FBI was conducting a “full-on” investigation into Kavanaugh, adding: “They are already conducting a full-scale investigation. They are free to do whatever they need to do.”
“It's just a stupid premise that the senators think the FBI is going to solve crimes with this particular appointment,” Davis said in an interview on Fox News Digital. No,” he said.
He also pointed out that submitting the report to the Senate for investigation was a courtesy that began with President Clinton.
“The Senate should not rely solely on the FBI. The FBI does not work for the Senate. The FBI works for the president,” he said.
“They are trying to determine whether the candidate has the character and aptitude to serve,” he stressed.
Davis also recalled that the investigation into Kavanaugh was reopened and additional witnesses were interviewed at the request of several Republican senators. Those Republicans appeared satisfied with the additional interviews and voted to confirm.
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Mike Davis (center) served as lead counsel for the appointment during the confirmation process. (Reuters)
Davis claimed that Senate Democrats “refused to cooperate” during Kavanaugh's confirmation process.
“We had witnesses come forward to testify live, including Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh,” he noted. “They came looking for live testimony, and Senate Democrats say the FBI didn't investigate all the information that came in.”
“Thousands of tips came in. Those tips were printed. All of those tips were printed and delivered to the Senate for all senators to see,” he explained. did.
Davis argued that all senators not only had access to all the information, but also could have requested an investigation or “used their own staff to conduct an investigation themselves.”
Additionally, he said, “Almost all of those tips were complete garbage.”
“An alien crash-landed at my house and said Brett Kavanaugh sexually abused me,” he joked about the nonsensical tip.
Davis called the report “a pathetic attempt by the Sheldon White House to intimidate and cover up the Supreme Court justices before they have to decide on a critical election case.” .
“Maybe there were too many mai tais at a whites-only beach club when Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse invented this latest conspiracy theory,” he added.
A spokesman for Mr. Grassley, then the Judiciary Committee chairman, said in a statement: “This report does not provide any legitimate and substantive new evidence. It comes from the same office that strongly advocated this claim.” A man who claimed to have witnessed Judge Kavanaugh attack a woman on a boat admitted to lying when committee investigators investigated the matter and was later charged with making false statements and obstructing Congress. He has been referred to criminal prosecution.”
“It is also important to note that the FBI's secret investigation not only failed to substantiate any allegations against Judge Kavanaugh, including Mr. Ford, but also undermined them. You may recall that I said I was “satisfied” with the investigation into the 2017 investigation — all of these facts, combined with the timing of the report's release just weeks before the election, suggest its validity and Questions should arise about motives. ”
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On June 8, 2022, a suspect attempted to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. (Reuters)
“This is yet another attempt to delegitimize the Supreme Court, paving the way for Kamala Harris to pack it with radical left-wing justices,” Trump campaign spokeswoman Caroline Levitt said in a statement. “We all know that Brett Kavanaugh has been unfairly slandered and filled with lies.” It was a Democratic-led hoax meant to derail his appointment to the court, and it ultimately failed. ”
Republican strategist John Feehely told Fox News Digital that Blasey Ford's allegations should be investigated, including “who was funding him.”
“This is all part of the same tactic to delegitimize the Supreme Court,” he said of the report, several past investigations of conservative judges and demands from Democratic lawmakers.
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The FBI declined to comment on the report. However, the FBI released a statement regarding its candidate vetting procedures. “In its role as an investigative services provider, the FBI responds to requests from the White House Counsel's Office and other government agencies to conduct background checks on candidates for specific positions. We follow established investigations, a process we have consistently followed for decades, and the FBI has no independent authority to extend the scope of supplemental background investigations. “This is different from a criminal investigation, where the Attorney General has the broad authority granted by the Attorney General's Guidelines to make investigative decisions,” the statement said.
Ranking Member Lindsey Graham, R.S.C., the White House, Durbin, and the Supreme Court did not provide comment to Fox News Digital in time of publication.
