A note on the FBI & the allegations against Kavanaugh. If the White House requested more background investigation, the FBI would do it, potentially including interviews with witnesses & the accuser. But I don't think the result would quell the controversy. Here's why...
The FBI would not, at the end of its investigation, provide some kind of report that concluded, "We believe the accuser," or "We don't believe the accuser." Rather, they would give to the White House reports on the interviews they had done and the evidence they had collected...
Of course, those interviews and that evidence would help shed light on what happened. The FBI could lock in witnesses in a meaningful way, and that would help inform the White House and others on what everyone says occurred...
But at the end of the day, the background check is meant to help inform whether Kavanaugh is fit for the job. And the question of whether he is fit for the job is ultimately decided on by the president and the Senate....
They -- the president and the Senate -- have to decide what they make of the allegations, and whether they want Kavanaugh to be a Supreme Court Justice in light of them. The bureau can only give them facts to help aid that decision.
