Former FBI special agent: Kavanaugh probe not 'authentic investigation' [View all]
By Caroline Orr - October 5, 2018
'This does not fall under the definition of a real, authentic FBI investigation.'
A former FBI special agent confirmed on Thursday that the background probe into Brett Kavanaugh was not a “real, authentic investigation,” thanks to the restrictions imposed by the White House and Senate Republicans.
Speaking to MSNBC’s Hallie Jackson, former FBI supervisory special agent John Mindermann called it “very, very problematic” that the investigation was so severely limited in time and scope because it means that the bureau could not look at the full picture of Kavanaugh or the sexual allegations against him.
“It’s like taking the brush out of the hand of the painter midway through the portrait session,” Mindermann said in reference to the restrictions placed on the FBI investigation, which reportedly included limitations on who FBI agents could interview, what leads they could follow, what areas of Kavanaugh’s background they could look into, and how long they could keep the investigation open.
As Jackson pointed out, Kavanaugh and his first accuser, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, were among those not interviewed by the FBI.
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