At 3 00 a. M. On the u. S. East coast, we are learning more about the list of witnesses to be interviewed by the fbi in the probe of Brett Kavanaugh. Apparently neither judge kavanaugh nor his accuser Christine Blasey ford are on that list. The president continues to insist, though, the fbi has free reign to speak to whomever they choose while conducting this oneweek limited probe. But sources tell cnn the white House Counsel is working with the Senate Republicans behind the scenes to keep the investigation narrow and to keep it focused. All this comes as a former Yale University class made is claiming that kavanaugh has not told the truth about his drinking, saying in part, this, quote, at yale, kavanaugh and i i can speak to other times. Brett was a frequent drinker and a heavy drinker. I know because especially in our first two classes of college i often drank with him. He goes on to say, when brett got drunk, he was often belligerent and aggressive, end quote. His overall drinking
Im George Howell. Cnn newsroom starts right now. At 2 00 a. M. On the u. S. East coast, we start with the investigation of president Trumps Supreme Court nominee judge Brett Kavanaugh, and questions about who is actually pulling the strings. The president continues to insist the fbi has free reign to speak to whoever they choose during this one week limited probe. Sources tell cnn the white House Counsel is working with Senate Republicans behind the scenes to keep the investigation narrow and to keep it focused. Judge kavanaugh and Christine Blasey ford, the whom testified kavanaugh assaulted her, are not on the list. Kavanaughs drinking history which has come up in the allegations, that is not apparently part of this probe. The fbi did talk on sunday to a woman who has alleged kavanaugh drunkenly exposed himself to her while at Yale University years ago. We get more now from cnn correspondent boris sanchez. Reporter the ranking democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee Dianne feinste