Sen. Whitehouse & Lawrence Discuss Bombshell Report Slamming FBI Investigation of Justice Kavanaugh

October 8 | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, today released a report detailing disturbing shortcomings in the supplemental background investigation conducted after allegations of sexual misconduct emerged during the 2018 confirmation process of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

Whitehouse’s report is the culmination of a six-year-long investigation hindered by executive branch obstruction, particularly during the Trump Administration.

The four key findings of Whitehouse’s years-long investigation into this episode are:

• The supplemental background investigation was completely controlled by the Trump White House. The FBI was never given “free rein” to conduct a thorough, complete investigation. Statements to the contrary from former President Trump and White House and Department of Justice officials were false.

• Trump White House and FBI assertions that the Kavanaugh supplemental background investigation was conducted “by the book” according to standard FBI procedures were false and misleading, failing to disclose that there are no standard procedures for supplemental background investigations. Instead, FBI practice, which the Trump Administration never disclosed, requires step-by-step instructions from the White House. This practice may be appropriate for handling many routine, minor questions that can arise after an initial background investigation, but it was uniquely inappropriate for investigating the serious, high-profile allegations against Kavanaugh.

• The investigation was directed by the Trump White House to pursue only first-hand evidence and not corroborating evidence. Senate Republicans then cited the absence of corroborating evidence to justify confirming Kavanaugh.

• The FBI’s public “tip line” investigation was a fake. No tip was ever investigated; Kavanaugh-related tips were delivered straight to the Trump White House without FBI investigation. Indeed, the Trump White House could have used tip line information to steer FBI investigators away from derogatory evidence.

[joeb]

Senator Whitehouse is an underappreciated Congressional gem. 💙🇺🇸⚖️

[dm]

THIS IS DISGUSTING 🤮🤮🤬🤬 He should be removed from the court, Time to Reform SCOTUS!!!

[sandicianciulli]

So, this is why republikkkans know what "politicization" is! "Every accusation is a republikkkan CONFESSION"!!!! VOTING DEMOCRAT ALL THE WAY!!!! 💙💙💙

[kstun]

Thank you Lawrence and Whitehouse for your service to US

[taylors]

Thank you Senator. Keep helping us. We need it!

[virginialeary]

Despicable—-to think how different things would be without a drump presidency😡😡😡😡

[MichellePoirier-mx]

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse does excellent work; and people should subscribe to his channel. His work on the Corrupt Supreme Court Justices is outstanding; and he's done amazing work on Climate change.
Thank you very much
💙💙👍👍💙💙

[loranelizabeth]

I've been a Senator Whitehouse fan for quite a whilel This country SURE NEEDS more like hin! Thank you, Senator!!

[efrainramos]

THANK YOU MR. WHITEHOUSE FOR YOUR OUSTANDING WORK. 🫣🤫🤔🫡😇😀😃😄😁😆😅🤣😂

[JJ-gzcd]

Thank you Senator Whitehouse for your patriotism and hard work for the country. You are a gem of a statesman! Thank you Lawrence for this presentation! HARRIS WALZ USA 💙

[grannygrimson]

Bless you Senator Whitehouse for your forthright honesty💙

[MichaelHibbleralanjwid]

I thank the Senator for his persistent investigation and reporting of what some of us knew when it was happening.

[dr]

Senator Whitehouse is a breath of fresh air on the political scene! Go 💙!

[suzimpeters]

Thank you Lawrence and Sen Whitehouse. This is important information.

[FriedOrca]

Well, let's investigate those credible tips now.

[manwithmountain]

Please keep up on this subject Senator.

[jacquelinegaudet]

Thank you, Senator Whitehouse for all you doing… 🇺🇸🗽🕊️👌🏻👏🏻
Listening from Geneva Switzerland 🇨🇭

[sondrascholz]

Interestingly enough Anita Hill plus others made the same accusation against guess who ? Clarence Thomas. I never saw such a ridiculous sham in my life! He was so guilty!!

[edmonddantes]

Sen. Whitehouse
Doing gods work.
WE ARE NOT GOING BACK

[carolynknott]

Please PLEASE broadcast this video NONSTOP EVERYWHERE UNTIL NOV 30 2024