characterizing this as a background check. that is different from a criminal investigation. so we also have expectations that are set differently for a background check. john flannery, make those distinctions between background check, criminal investigation as was just noted by cheryl. i conducted an investigation into whether the fbi withheld information from the senate labor committee and the confirmation hearings of ray monld i don t kn raymond donovan. what they withheld in the investigation under the direction of the white house, reagan s white house, it appeared they withheld the fact that there was a tape from my old office, a wiretap, showing he was mobbed up. en that was withheld from the committee and therefore compromised the ability of the senators on the committee to advise and consent to the nomination. similarly here. no background investigation that was serious as it was regulated by white house counsel mcgann before the hearing and then we sat on a railroad as we
years would have uncovered this. what we will investigate is who in dianne feinstein s office referred dr. ford to miss katz. scott, your reaction? yeah. you know, this whole narrative has been driven by the gop. the democrats have been put in this political prism. but the reality is that dr. ford has been telling this story since 2012. and she reached out to the dems. she wanted to be anonymous. it was only until it was leaked at the end of the nomination here that dems then said, okay, we are where we are. put it in the political prism. take us away from what is really important in regard to dr. ford and a number of women, millions if not hundreds of thousands of wanting to get to the truth. and the republicans seem like they just want this nomination approved. the democrats want the truth. and all of the women who have suffered in silence in connection to sexual assault or
know in the last five or ten minutes. and in that letter, she is requesting certain pieces of information. specifically she is saying here that chairman grass sley is requesting a supplemental background investigation with the nomination of judge kavanaugh to be an associate justice of the supreme court. given the seriousness of the allegations before the senate, i am writing to questirequest to e the committee with a copy of the written directive sent from the white house to the fbi. if the fbi requests any expansion beyond the initial directive, please provide the names of any additional witnesses or evidence. so this being your former beat here, lisa, what do you make of the ranking member here, senator dianne feinstein putting this out on twitter and saying she is reaching out to these two very influential individuals? i think it is proprly appropriate for senator feinstein to make that request
i think it s possible that he sud l suddenly decides he doesn t want to have anything to do with this. won t be talked to. they know he lied in front of the senate and they re kchd he would lie to the fbi. you know what happens then. that s why don mcgann wants to make sure the fbi does not talk to kavanaugh. if i may jump in real quickly, richard. it may not be about the democrats or the republicans on november 6th. watch the independents, the suburban women and those disgusted with donald trump and how the senate hand thld nomination, wheth handled this nomination. i think it s going to be critical in every state. they re going to vote with the democrats. all great points made by the four of you, scott, sherry, kevin, and grace. have a good sunday. thank you, richard. coming up, we bring you the other big stories making headlines around the world. including the climbing death toll out of indonesia running in the hundreds following that catastrophic earthquake next. ca.