White House deputy press secretary Raj Shah tweeted Wednesday night, upon receipt of the FBI’s report on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, that senators have “ample time” to review the materials.
Sources also told the Wall Street Journal Thursday morning that the White House had found no “corroboration” of the sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh in the report.
Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) confirmed in the early hours of Thursday morning that he had received the report and that senators would take turns reviewing its contents.
As of now, it appears that only senators and some of their staffers will get to read the report.
.@WhiteHouse statement on @FBI supplemental background investigation into Judge Brett Kavanaugh:
“The White House has received the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s supplemental background investigation into Judge Kavanaugh, and it is being transmitted to the Senate. (1/3)
— Raj Shah (@RajShah45) October 4, 2018
With Leader McConnell’s cloture filing, Senators have been given ample time to review this seventh background investigation. This is the last addition to the most comprehensive review of a Supreme Court nominee in history, which includes extensive hearings, multiple (2/3)
— Raj Shah (@RajShah45) October 4, 2018
committee interviews, over 1,200 questions for the record and over a half million pages of documents. With this additional information, the White House is fully confident the Senate will vote to confirm Judge Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.” – White House Spokesman Raj Shah (3/3)
— Raj Shah (@RajShah45) October 4, 2018