Nancy P. Is Filing A FOIA For FBI Kav Papers

[Me.]

“On Saturday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi announced she planned to file a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to obtain documents related to the FBI's supplemental probe of Kavanaugh, which senators said showed no corroboration of the decades-old sexual misconduct allegations against him. FBI background checks on judicial nominees have traditionally been kept confidential so that only senators, White House officials, and certain aides can view them.

“In purposefully limiting the FBI investigation, it is clear the Republicans were not seeking the truth,” Pelosi, D-Calif., wrote in a statement. “They were seeking cover to do what they wanted to do anyway. To add insult to injury, they blocked the public’s access to the report.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/lindsey-graham-says-hes-happy-as-a-clam-after-kavanaugh-hearings-made-him-more-pissed-than-ever-before/ar-BBO3y5F?li=BBnbcA1

[eleny]

1. rec'd

[VOX]

2. Best "say what?" subject line of the week!

Seriously, good for her. I want everyone involved to keep digging up dirt on that entitled, lying, smug little molester AND those who fast-tracked him.

[PearliePoo2]

3. Get the all paperwork Nancy and do the homework!

Then when Jerry Nadler (D-NY) becomes Chair of the House Judiciary Committee in January, the subpoenas will fly!

There's going to be a LOT of lying weasels with a microscope up their ass!

[SunSeeker]

4. Good. The GOP can't claim there's no corroborating evidence there, then keep us from seeing it.

We should not and cannot take their word for it. They opened up the FBI's documents to scrutiny by stating what they purportedly contain or don't contain. Can't have it both ways, GOP.

[Brother Buzz]

5. They will redact the Hell out of that report to the point it became meaningless

[Me.]

6. Isn't It A Little Soon To Be A Downer? Give It A Chance.

This is Nancy we're talking about.

[Brother Buzz]

7. Pelosi, who I had the privilege of voting for exactly once, isn't doing the redacting

[Me.]

8. Like I Said...

[FBaggins]

24. Funny... but it raises a critical point

Are FBI background checks even open to FOIA requests?

[Brother Buzz]

30. I shouldn't think so, but I'm interpreting this report to be a 'summary'

So there might just be some wiggle room in the request

[JHan]

9. K&R

[NewJeffCT]

10. Trump will claim executive privilege

and refuse. Then, it will go to the SCOTUS

[delisen]

13. Best still to let them contort their themselves into pretzels

to hide the truth.

We are not going to be stopped. Our choice is between defeating ourselves by not fighting or taking the chance to defeat the evil.

McConnell claims it will all blow over. He's whistling past the graveyard.

[lindysalsagal]

11. They'll claim he was involved with secret military missions....classified.

[FakeNoose]

12. Outstanding! This is the best move

We need to see the unredacted FBI reports, but they probably won't release them to the public.
Good move Nancy Pelosi!

[delisen]

14. it is not just the women who testified who were brave; it's the men who backed them

who have been brave. (women also) They had nothing to gain and much to lose yet they spoke the truth and provided evidence and when the FBI would not hear them they spoke to the press.

We owe it to all these brave people to never let this drop.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

15. Excellent! 👏🏾

[mattiusr]

16. mattius

Nancy P. the best minority speaker to come along in a long time! and smart tooo! I love to see all the BLUE enthusiasm!

[spooky3]

25. Welcome to DU, mattiusr! Nt

[Ohioboy]

17. Even if this goes nowhere it is at least putting pressure on

[Me.]

21. Many Keep Saying They Want Action From The Leadership

This counts as such

[triron]

18. Get'em Nancy

[JoeOtterbein]

19. Great! More Like This Nancy! n/t

[StarryNite]

20. Stay strong Nancy!

Truth to power! Don't Flake out!

[Scurrilous]

22. K&R

[CaptainTruth]

23. IMHO waiting until after midterms might have been more strategic.

Doing this now feeds the RW narrative that "Dems are just out to destroy a good man" & helps fire up the RW base.

We can get the same info after midterms, & we might control some committees that can actually do something about it then too.

I dunno. I do know Nancy is politically as smart as they come, so maybe she's doing it now to keep it in the news?

[spooky3]

27. I think she wants the public to see the truth, now.

And those who argue that Dems should fight harder would likely support this.

[njhoneybadger]

31. Sometimes it's better not to announce your plans. War is all about deception

The stakes are extremely high for the next thirty days strategy is of the utmost importance.

[reACTIONary]

43. I think its a PR move...

.... refusing the request, which is about all that can be done, will make the administration liok bad to a lot of people.

[brer cat]

26. Great!

Thanks, Me. K&R

[Me.]

36. ...

[Upthevibe]

28. Good! I say DON'T let up on anything.....

Keep it going.

[sandensea]

29. Good on Nancy Pelosi - although they'll probably stonewall her.

Still, it's worth the effort. You never know.

[7962]

32. Isnt it the law, not the GOP, that prevents public disclosure?

I thought thats the way it was set up when enacted.

[MichMan]

51. Same here

Did not think that FBI reports fell under the FOIA guidelines.

If so, can anyone request them on any investigation ?

[Hekate]

33. KnR!

[Me.]

35. Thank You

[trof]

34. GO NAN!

[Cha]

37. Thank You Me, and Nancy P!

[Me.]

39. Cha!

How nice to see you!

[Cha]

40. How nice to see you with your Nancy P OP!

[Me.]

42. You Know How It Is

so many people have been giving her the business lately...yet...here she is, leading...visibly...not to mention she has raised more money for the Dems than any other single person.

[Cha]

44. Yes.. Bookmarking!

[onetexan]

38. Its called a COVER-UP

[Me.]

41. Of Course It's A Cover Up

but thousands of people are now going to be on the case looking for and divulging info. McConnell, Collins, Graham & the rest of the miscreants think it's over. Not By a long shot. You couldn't see the bull's eye on Kav's suit but it's there.

[bucolic_frolic]

45. Rare that she uses FOIA, she must see opportunity

Nancy Pelosi never takes political risks, or begins things she doesn't think just about certain. So this is very encouraging.

[Me.]

46. Fingers Crossed

[Lucinda]

47. XLNT!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

48. Spoiler alert: It's one page.

FBI: Did you do it?

Kavanaugh: Did you?

FBI: I’m sorry, that’s all the White House will allow us to ask, folks. I guess we’re done. What’s for lunch? I’m feeling like tacos today.

[coeur_de_lion]

49. Go Nancy!

[Me.]

52. ...

[coeur_de_lion]

53. back atcha

[niyad]

50. YOU GO, Madam Speaker!!