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The Department of Justice has issued a statement, finally, on the calls for an FBI investigation into the allegations from Dr. Christine Blasey Ford against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Since the unindicted co-conspirator in the Oval Office keeps yammering on about how the FBI investigating in this circumstance is not "their thing," they decided to say, basically, it's our thing if Trump tells us it should be.
"The Department of Justice and the FBI conduct background investigations in accordance with a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed by then-Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., and then-White House Counsel Robert F. Bauer in March 2010," the statement says. "[I[f the FBI becomes aware of new information that raises questions about the suitability or trustworthiness of an Appointee," before the confirmation of the appointee, "the FBI will so apprise the President or his designated representative as soon as possible."
They make clear that the FBI got the letter from Dr. Ford alleging the assault on Sept. 12, and "forwarded this letter to the White House Counsel's Office." Then the kicker: "The FBI's role in such matters is to provide information for the use of the decision makers." The decision maker is Trump.
We all know this is how it works already, though the entire Republican party is feigning mass amnesia about the process. You'd think they would remember that they've all been through this already, with Anita Hill's allegations against Clarence Thomas in 1991, when the FBI was asked to "launch an inquiry to determine their validity." The FBI just wanted to remind everybody about how that works.
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