FBI Lacks White House Approval to Talk to Kavanaugh and Ford, Sources Say
- White House views Senate testimony as sufficient, people say
- McConnell sets up a Friday test vote on Kavanaugh nomination
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The FBI hasn’t interviewed Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh or Christine Blasey Ford because it doesn’t have clear authority from the White House to do so, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
Instead, the White House has indicated to the FBI that testimony from Kavanaugh and Ford, who has accused him of attempting to rape her when they were in high school, before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week is sufficient, said the people, who asked to not be identified discussing the sensitive matter.