Thread by @SenWhitehouse

In 2018, I pledged to Christine Blasey Ford that I’d keep digging until we got to the bottom of the Trump White House’s shameful confirmation process for Justice Kavanaugh.

I did, and today we have some updates. 🧵

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My report shows that the supplemental background investigation was a sham, controlled by the Trump White House, for political cover to Senate Republicans to put Judge Kavanaugh on track to confirmation.

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A full, proper investigation is the bare minimum that assault victims who come forward deserve.  Dr. Ford and Deborah Ramirez did not get one.

Senators who thought the FBI investigation was “by the book” were misled; there was no “book,” just White House direction and control.

Senators who claimed there wasn’t “corroborating evidence” were not told that the FBI was instructed to look only for direct, not corroborating, evidence.

Senators who relied on there being a “tip line” were not told that no “tip” was ever investigated by the FBI; all were delivered uninvestigated to the White House, and died there.

The Trump White House thwarted proper FBI investigation of the allegations against Kavanaugh, denying Senators information needed to fulfill our constitutional duties.

Senators, and the American people, deserve real answers — not manufactured misdirection — when such serious questions about a lifetime nominee emerge late in the confirmation process.