.MaddowBlog: In 2018, Sen. Collins said the FBI background check into Brett Kavanaugh appeared to be 'a very thorough investigation.' We now know better.
A group of Democratic senators is demanding more answers from the FBI after the agency revealed new details about the limited scope of its supplemental investigation into Brett Kavanaugh's background when he was a nominee for the Supreme Court. In a letter June 30 to Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Chris Coons, D-Del.
According to the FBI's Tyson, said"relevant tips" from phone calls and messages were forwarded to the counsel's office in the Trump White House. To be sure, it's impossible to say with confidence how many of the 4,500 tips had any legitimacy, but the fact that"relevant tips" were directed to the White House raises questions about the volume and seriousness of the possible leads and how they were treated.How reassuring.
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