Democrats refuse phone call with Kavanaugh, demand FBI probe
by Susan Ferrechio
| September 17, 2018 04:35 PM
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Senate Democrats on Monday refused to participate in a phone call with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh over an allegation that he attempted to sexually assault a girl at a party during high school, and instead insisted that the FBI is needed to investigate the claim.
The Judiciary Committee’s top Democrat, Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, said Democrats “will not participate†in the phone call with Kavanaugh that's scheduled with Senate Judiciary Committee staff at 5:30 p.m.
Instead, Feinstein called on the FBI to open an investigation into the claim by Christine Blasey Ford that Kavanaugh held her down at a party and tried to take her clothes off and assault her.
“In view of the enormity and seriousness of these allegations, a staff-only phone call behind closed doors is unacceptable and Democratic staff will not participate.†Feinstein said in a statement Monday afternoon. “This isn’t how things should be done and is in complete violation of how this committee has worked in the past."
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