The FBI is wrapping up investigation without Dr Ford

[BigmanPigman]

being interviewed. Senator Durbin isn't happy about this. It could be wrapped up by tomorrow?!? Man that was fast! And it won't be released to the public...I hope it gets leaked.

CALL THE SENATE! DC Senate Directory [phone]
Call the Seanate Jud Comm
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/about/members

[Owl]

1. Sham investigation

[Jarqui]

2. And without Avenatti's witnesses ...

[triron]

3. I knew yesterday it was a sham. How can anyone trust Trump to do the right thing??

[yortsed snacilbuper]

4. Follow the,

MONEY!

[Hortensis]

5. She testified at length under oath before the nation. Perhaps

they have a satisfactory degree of confidence in her testimony. Perhaps they feel their time for this limited investigation is better spent elsewhere.

Remember, the purpose is not to complete a case for prosecution but to provide information about Kavanaugh for the purpose of this job interview.

[BigmanPigman]

6. I hope you're right.

[Hortensis]

7. We'll see. This WH leaks like a colander.

[MoonRiver]

11. Maybe, but they are giving up two available days if they close it down tomorrow.

Why not keep the investigation going until Friday and interview Dr. Ford?

[Hortensis]

12. Good question if that's what happens.

Fwiw, at my age, I try not to get all worked up about what I don't know, and I'm aware that even much of what I think I know is likely to be only a part of the picture, or all too often really mostly wrong.

My bigger concern is more about what happens when they report to the WH and the WH gives instructions to, or coordinates strategy with, the Republicans controlling the senate... Which should NEVER happen.

If we don't get control of congress on November 6, things are going to get much worse and the fight to stop the march of right wing extremism much longer. Pacing oneself makes sense.

[pnwmom]

17. They need corroborating evidence because too many people say they don't know who to believe.

Dr. Ford WANTS to talk to them. She has more to say than they would allow her in the hour of questioning by the Dems. (The R's weren't trying to help her get facts out.)

[Hortensis]

24. Yes. Open question in that we don't know why she

hasn't been interviewed further. A lot of people are not getting their calls returned, and FBI offices are reportedly refusing to accept evidence brought to them. It's looking like the expansion of the investigation is mostly phony.

Ramirez's claim shaped up to be very credible in that there are witnesses to it. If the FBI doesn't interview them, the press certainly will. Beyond incredible that they could try to push through this nomination with the nation watching. A big deal has been made that all of those who would be eyewitnesses denied knowing about it, but if those who independently report immediately hearing about it are telling the truth, there are eyewitnesses also.

[triron]

20. Yet they are wrapping up by tomorrow? Uh Uh, that's not why.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

8. It's outrageous, but no surprise... just have to hope Flake has a conscience.

[LenaBaby61]

9. The FBI is wrapping up investigation without Dr Ford.

Kavanaugh's making it onto the Supreme Court. I'm not expecting Collins, Flake or Murkowski to stop him. They're thuglicans. And that FBI investigation is nothing but a SHAM. We see now that it was merely for optics.

END.OF.STORY.

Another loss to thuglicans

What troubles me are comments coming from Schumer (Suggests that he’s considering reverting to the 60-vote), and Pelosi (Not On Board With Impeaching Brett Kavanaugh).

[pnwmom]

19. There's no point in impeaching without 60 votes in the Senate, which we will not get. n/t

[OilemFirchen]

10. A cite would be useful.

TIA.

[BigmanPigman]

13. It was posted on DU amd was on MSNBC and CNN all day.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142170519
I posted it very early, right after the news broke on MSNBC.

[OilemFirchen]

23. I see.

It's Politico. It's unsourced. It's expected to. As soon as. It's buried in a related story.

Thanks anyway.

[triron]

14. And without Julie Swetnick. This is a farce,

[BigmanPigman]

15. Yes it certainly is...a SHAM!

I just saw Manchin on MSNBC and I am not feeling too hopeful about his vote.

[triron]

18. WV voters are mostly Trump supporters.

[JonLP24]

16. I thought it was supposed to be one week

[BigmanPigman]

21. At the time everyone thought it was too short,

then we heard the FBI was being stopped by the W House, now this... I hope the money I donated to MoveOn last night for protests helps. I am calling constantly and have protested too. I am so frustrated that I can't do more.

[triron]

22. Join the club.

[sarah FAILIN]

25. The FBI wouldn't even accept statements

That has several sources including Rachel that people were getting the run around when they tried to give statements. This in investigation is a joke.

[democratisphere]

26. If Kavanaugh is put on the SCOTUS he will be under a very dark cloud of suspicion

until the Democrats can have a real investigation and impeach his drunken ass and remove him from office.

[duforsure]

27. Just another trump scam

Claiming this was an investigation , when he pressured others not to find all of the evidence that was needed, and he'll corruptly pressure their votes soon too. Another fraud , and many more lies from trump. This is all about going after women, and for his and putin self protection because kavanaugh is a serial liar and sexual predator with an alcohol and gambling addictions, and if connected to russia and putin's money trump and the gop will be charged and removed from their positions , and maybe serve time for their actions, all illegally done. kavanaugh will be able to exact his revenge without any problems, and against all the women , and Democrats just because he can, and will. He's not just, he's not honest, and shows no morals, no ethics, and no integrity, and not fit to serve on ANY bench, especially on the Supreme Court. Trump and the gop want a dishonest judge, someone they can manipulate from being compromised and threatened with to give them anything THEY want. If they give trump this , this will give him absolute power to undermine everything against him , undermine all those going after him for crimes, and basically make it legal for him to be as corrupt and criminal as he wants without consequences, ever. The GOP in the Senate are OK with that? The American people clearly aren't.

[Vinca]

28. Unless they got evidence one way or the other from someone they did interview,

the whole thing is a sham. We won't know because they plan to put the report under lock and key. It might turn out that Democrats have to finish the investigation after the November election and impeach Kavanaugh . . . and maybe Trump's sister (based upon the NYT article).

[Hermit-The-Prog]

29. is retirement a shield against prosecution?

When these vile GOPers retire from politics and the FBI, does that prevent prosecution for crimes committed while damaging our country?

[BigmanPigman]

30. They still can go to prison if guilty of a crime,

whether made during their time as a govt employee whether it involved their position or not.

[DeminPennswoods]

31. A lot of reporters are guessing plain and simple

They do not know what the FBI is actually doing or who they are interviewing. NBC has been pushing this story for 2 days now. First that the investigation would be finished Monday, then it would be finished by Tuesday, now it will be done by today.

If I had to speculate, I'd speculate they will interview both Ford and Kavanaugh but not until the end and they've gathered statements from the other witnesses.

[BigmanPigman]

32. The FBI doesn't want the Dems to go after them

for not conducting a thorough investigation when they are in charge again. I hope that is enough to make them do as much as possible now.

[DeminPennswoods]

33. I agree with this

Yesterday I recall no media were aware that the FBI had spoken to all the names on Kavanaugh's calendar's July 1 notation.