By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-orders-new-fbi-probe-of-kavanaugh-says-it-must-be-limited-in-scope-and-last-no-longer-than-a-week Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump orders new FBI probe of Kavanaugh, says it must be’ limited in scope’ and last no longer than a week Politics Updated on Sep 28, 2018 5:14 PM EDT — Published on Sep 28, 2018 5:11 PM EDT President Donald Trump is directing the FBI to launch a supplemental investigation into his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh at the request of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Trump says in a statement that the updated investigation, which comes in response to sexual misconduct allegations, “must be limited in scope” and “completed in less than one week.” The decision marks a reversal for the administration, which had argued that Kavanaugh had already been vetted. Kavanaugh has adamantly denied the allegations. Senate Republican leaders agreed Friday to delay a final vote on Kavanaugh to allow time for an investigation by the FBI at the request of Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake. Kavanaugh says in a statement released by the White House that he “will continue to cooperate” after senators asked President Donald Trump to open a supplemental background investigation of the embattled Supreme Court nominee. Kavanaugh says he’s been interviewed by the FBI during his confirmation process and conducted “background” calls with the Senate. He says he answered questions under oath Thursday “about every topic the Senators and their counsel asked me.” Kavanaugh says, “I’ve done everything they have requested and will continue to cooperate.” READ MORE: 4 possible outcomes for Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation WATCH: Senate Judiciary votes on Kavanaugh nomination Ford testified. Kavanaugh testified. What did we learn? Has Trump thought about a replacement for Kavanaugh? ‘Not even a little bit,’ the president says By — Associated Press Associated Press
President Donald Trump is directing the FBI to launch a supplemental investigation into his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh at the request of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Trump says in a statement that the updated investigation, which comes in response to sexual misconduct allegations, “must be limited in scope” and “completed in less than one week.” The decision marks a reversal for the administration, which had argued that Kavanaugh had already been vetted. Kavanaugh has adamantly denied the allegations. Senate Republican leaders agreed Friday to delay a final vote on Kavanaugh to allow time for an investigation by the FBI at the request of Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake. Kavanaugh says in a statement released by the White House that he “will continue to cooperate” after senators asked President Donald Trump to open a supplemental background investigation of the embattled Supreme Court nominee. Kavanaugh says he’s been interviewed by the FBI during his confirmation process and conducted “background” calls with the Senate. He says he answered questions under oath Thursday “about every topic the Senators and their counsel asked me.” Kavanaugh says, “I’ve done everything they have requested and will continue to cooperate.” READ MORE: 4 possible outcomes for Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation WATCH: Senate Judiciary votes on Kavanaugh nomination Ford testified. Kavanaugh testified. What did we learn? Has Trump thought about a replacement for Kavanaugh? ‘Not even a little bit,’ the president says