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A top Democratic senator signaled Tuesday his satisfaction with the White House's latest approach to the FBI background investigation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh that President Donald Trump approved last week.
"I think I'm satisfied," Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island told "Good Morning America" chief anchor George Stephanopoulos Tuesday. "We don't know all the details yet but, clearly, if they have been given free rein to interview whomever they want, that's a very good sign."
"The last thing we want is a sham investigation," Whitehouse, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said, adding that the FBI "probably should be able to get this done by Friday."
Whitehouse told "GMA" Tuesday he has "grave doubts" about whether the judge told the truth during his testimony.
"I have very grave doubts at this point but that's one of the reasons we so badly wanted an investigation, so we could get to the truth of that rather than have to deal with surmise or suspicion," Whitehouse said.
"Ultimately, I do think when somebody is coming before the United States Senate and wants to be a United States Supreme Court judge, they ought to tell the truth. If they're lying, that's something that is disqualifying."
When pressed on whether he thought Kavanaugh lied to the committee, Whitehouse hedged on the answer, responding, "I'm waiting to see what the FBI report comes back with. I certainly would not rule it out. There's plenty to disbelieve in what he said but, again, it's very hard to sort through this until you have the investigation, which is why we pushed so hard to make sure that took place."
Whitehouse raised concerns at the hearing Thursday over Kavanaugh's high school years, asking a series of questions about the meaning of several phrases written in his high school yearbook, such as "Devil's Triangle."
Addressing concerns that such questions targeted "trivial" matters, or that because the allegations are decades old, Kavanaugh's memory might not be accurate, Whitehouse, a former U.S. attorney and Rhode Island attorney general, told "GMA" Tuesday, "I think if these things are trivial and it's a minor, you know, miscue, if you will, if you're looking at a perjury case you require that the lie be material. Same with a false statement case, so tiny little slip-ups, I don't think are the issue."
"But if he's lying about something significant, in a way that he would clearly be conscious that he was lying when he testified to us," Whitehouse added, "that's pretty serious stuff."
More at: https://www.yahoo.com/gma/democrati...kavanaugh-115303726--abc-news-topstories.html
"I think I'm satisfied," Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island told "Good Morning America" chief anchor George Stephanopoulos Tuesday. "We don't know all the details yet but, clearly, if they have been given free rein to interview whomever they want, that's a very good sign."
"The last thing we want is a sham investigation," Whitehouse, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said, adding that the FBI "probably should be able to get this done by Friday."
Whitehouse told "GMA" Tuesday he has "grave doubts" about whether the judge told the truth during his testimony.
"I have very grave doubts at this point but that's one of the reasons we so badly wanted an investigation, so we could get to the truth of that rather than have to deal with surmise or suspicion," Whitehouse said.
"Ultimately, I do think when somebody is coming before the United States Senate and wants to be a United States Supreme Court judge, they ought to tell the truth. If they're lying, that's something that is disqualifying."
When pressed on whether he thought Kavanaugh lied to the committee, Whitehouse hedged on the answer, responding, "I'm waiting to see what the FBI report comes back with. I certainly would not rule it out. There's plenty to disbelieve in what he said but, again, it's very hard to sort through this until you have the investigation, which is why we pushed so hard to make sure that took place."
Whitehouse raised concerns at the hearing Thursday over Kavanaugh's high school years, asking a series of questions about the meaning of several phrases written in his high school yearbook, such as "Devil's Triangle."
Addressing concerns that such questions targeted "trivial" matters, or that because the allegations are decades old, Kavanaugh's memory might not be accurate, Whitehouse, a former U.S. attorney and Rhode Island attorney general, told "GMA" Tuesday, "I think if these things are trivial and it's a minor, you know, miscue, if you will, if you're looking at a perjury case you require that the lie be material. Same with a false statement case, so tiny little slip-ups, I don't think are the issue."
"But if he's lying about something significant, in a way that he would clearly be conscious that he was lying when he testified to us," Whitehouse added, "that's pretty serious stuff."
More at: https://www.yahoo.com/gma/democrati...kavanaugh-115303726--abc-news-topstories.html
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