The FBI is interviewing individuals this week about sexual misconduct claims related to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, in order to update its background check. The White House ordered the FBI to expand the original scope of its re-opened check to include anyone it deems necessary to vet the misconduct claims, within its allotted week. In a news conference Monday, President Trump said the FBI should interview “anybody” it wants “within reason.”
The agency expects to meet the one-week deadline, even with the expanded scope of the revived inquiry, but is working under lots of pressure. Some media reports say the FBI could wrap up its job even sooner. There’s dread at the FBI that this will become a political storm again, reports CBS News correspondent Jeff Pegues.
A former top FBI official who’s been in contact with those involved in the renewed inquiry described a “war room” atmosphere around the case. Agents have been talking to the people at the core of the allegations, then working their way out to try to corroborate the information.
So, who’s being interviewed?
Mark Judge
Dr. Christine Blasey Ford has accused longtime Kavanaugh friend Judge of being in the room with Kavanaugh during the alleged sexual assault. Judge, an alcoholic who has memorialized his drinking in a book, has publicly said through his lawyer that he has no recollection of the incident described by Ford.
On Oct. 2, Judge’s lawyer, Biz Van Gelder, said in a statement that the FBI had finished interviewing Judge. The FBI’s interview took place over the course of at least two days.
Leland Keyser
She is a friend of Ford and was identified by Ford as a person who attended the party where Ford alleges she was assaulted by Kavanaugh. Keyser’s lawyer, Howard Walsh, said in a statement that Keyser has “no recollection of ever being at a party or gathering where he was present, with, or without Dr. Ford.” He went on to say, however, “Notably, Ms. Keyser does not refute Dr. Ford’s account, and she has already told the press that she believes Dr. Ford’s account.”
Walsh says Keyser met with the FBI on Sept. 29.
Patrick “PJ” Smyth
Smith was a close friend of Kavanaugh’s from Georgetown Prep, and was also identified by Ford as having been at the gathering. She recalled during her testimony that “he was a tall and very nice person,” who was “downstairs,” and not involved in the attack on her.
On Oct. 1, Smyth’s lawyer, Eric Bruce, said Smyth has “fully cooperated with the FBI investigation in this matter.”
“[C]onsistent with the information he previously provided to the Senate Judiciary Committee, he indicated that he has no knowledge of the small party or gathering described by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford nor does he have any knowledge of the allegations of improper conduct she has leveled at Brett Kavanaugh,” Smyth said.
Deborah Ramirez
She is the second person to accuse Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. A Yale classmate, Ramirez accused Kavanaugh of exposing himself to her during a drinking game.
The FBI interviewed Ramirez on Sept. 30, a source with direct knowledge of the interview confirmed to CBS News. She reportedly also gave investigators the names of others who could corroborate her account.
Christopher “Squi” Garrett
A close friend of Kavanaugh and now a middle school teacher in Atlanta, Ford says she dated him for a couple of months. A Republican lobbyist at one point theorized that Ford had made a mistake, and it was Garrett who had assaulted her. Ford said during her testimony it was not a mistake she would have made — Garrett had introduced her to Kavanaugh.
His lawyer issued a statement late on Oct. 2, saying, “Mr. Garrett has voluntarily cooperated with the FBI inquiry, and has completed his interview. I will have no further comment.”
Timothy Gaudette
Another Kavanaugh friend from Georgetown Prep, he now lives in Centennial, Colorado. Gaudette’s attorney, Ken Eichner, confirms that he was interviewed by the FBI on Oct. 2. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brett-kavanaugh-reopened-fbi-inquiry-who-has-been-interviewed-so-far/
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