White House limits scope of the FBI's Kavanaugh investigation

[Jedi Guy]

56. Yep, it's pretty much just another background check.

I had to go through it twice when I worked for a police department. They want a list of all your relatives, all your friends, everywhere you've lived, everywhere you've worked. They just go down the list and contact the people you've indicated, and ask them about your character, history, etc.

I don't think this FBI business is going to change a thing, ultimately. It's conjecture, surmise, and innuendo, with not a shred of hard evidence to back up the claims of either side. Unless a miracle happens, the FBI is gonna say, "Yep, we looked into it, couldn't find any evidence one way or another." With no hard proof of guilt, Kavanaugh benefits from the presumption of innocence.

While I have no wish to see Kavanaugh become a Justice, I also have no wish for the presumption of innocence to become a thing of the past.

I can also sympathize somewhat with Kavanaugh's anger and aggression during his testimony. He was facing people who'd already made up their minds that he was guilty before any testimony had been heard. I'd have been pissed off, too. He'd have done better to communicate the anger without lashing out though, in my opinion.