Lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford, who accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct before he was confirmed in 2018 as a Supreme Court justice, said Thursday that the FBI’s investigation into her allegations was a “sham and a major institutional failure.”. The attorneys' comments came after the FBI sent a letter to Sens.
The attorneys' comments came after the FBI sent a letter to Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.), who wrote to FBI Director Christpher Wray two years ago with questions about how the investigation into Kavanaugh was conducted.
Notably, the letter said that the tip line for Kavanaugh’s investigation received over 4,500 tips — and that this was the first time the bureau had set up such a line.
Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court in October of 2018, after Blasey Ford and two other women accused him of sexual misconduct, which he denied. The Senate voted to confirm Kavanaugh on a 50-48 vote.
Christine Blasey Ford lawyers call Kavanaugh investigation a "sham" after new details emerge. A June 30 letter from the FBI revealed that the bureau got over 4,500 tips about the now-justice.