Whitehouse asked the Justice Department in March to investigate the FBI’s Kavanaugh probe, asking U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in a letter to “facilitate proper oversight” over the 2018 investigation and its purported flaws.
Lawyers for Ford, who accused Kavanaugh during his Senate confirmation of sexually assaulting her as a teenager, said in a statement Thursday the FBI’s letter demonstrated its investigation was “a sham and a major institutional failure.”.
Seven Senate Democrats led by Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) wrote to FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday saying the agency's 2018 investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Kavanaugh was clearly “politically constrained by the Trump White House,” based on information the FBI released to Democrats after a nearly two-year delay. ...
The FBI investigated multiple sexual misconduct allegations against Kavanaugh in 2018 during his Senate confirmation process, after Ford and other women came forward with allegations against him as he was being considered for the Supreme Court role.
Two other accusers, Deborah Ramirez and Julie Swetnick also alleged separate instances of sexual assault by Kavanaugh.
Kavanaugh was confirmed in a 50-48 Senate vote on October 6, immediately following the investigation. Lovelace's book claims Katz was angry at the white men in charge of the Senate confirmation process and had a partisan axe to grind by trying to keep a conservative off the court.
American Lawyer Magazine reporter Ryan Lovelace authored a book released last week entitled, Search and Destroy: Inside the Campaign against Brett Kavanaugh, portraying Katz as a partisan, politically-motivated feminist who encouraged Ford to smear Kavanaugh.