FBI has not contacted dozens of potential [Democrat liars...] sources in Kavanaugh investigation

[Leroy N. Soetoro]

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/dozens-potential-sources-
information-have-not-been-contacted-fbi-kavanaugh-n916146

WASHINGTON — More than 40 people with potential information into the
sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett
Kavanaugh have not been contacted by the FBI, according to multiple
sources that include friends of both the nominee and his accusers.

The bureau is expected to wrap up its expanded background investigation as
early as Wednesday into two allegations against Kavanaugh — one from
Christine Blasey Ford and the other from Deborah Ramirez.

But sources close to the investigation, as well as a number of people who
know those involved, say the FBI has not contacted dozens of potential
corroborators or character witnesses.




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More than 20 individuals who know either Kavanaugh or Ramirez, who has
accused the nominee of exposing himself to her while the two attended Yale
University, have not heard from the FBI despite attempts to contact
investigators, including Kavanaugh’s roommate at the time and a former
close Ramirez friend.

A senior U.S. official and two other sources briefed on the details of the
FBI investigation confirmed to NBC news that the FBI’s work on the Brett
Kavanaugh matter remains significantly limited in scope, and that it’s
unlikely agents will be allowed to interview many, if any, additional
witnesses before the probe wraps up this week.

One current and two former FBI officials confirmed to NBC News that dozens
of witnesses have come forward to FBI field offices who say they have
information on Brett Kavanaugh, but agents have not been permitted to talk
to many of them. To the extent that any interviews have been done, the
officials say, it’s not clear the information will be considered as part
of the FBI’s limited scope inquiry.

Internally, the bureau is concerned that the constraints of the
investigation could damage its reputation for finding the truth, the
officials said.

Ramirez’s attorney, John Clune, tweeted Tuesday that the FBI "is not
conducting — or not being permitted to conduct — a serious investigation."
Clune added, "We are not aware of the FBI affirmatively reaching out to
any of those witnesses."


John Clune
@CluneEsq
Debbie Ramirez spoke to the FBI for over two hours this past Sunday. It
was a detailed and productive interview, and the agents were clearly
motivated to investigate the matter in any way they were permitted. Ms.
Ramirez identified a number of witnesses, and, 1/

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John Clune
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at the end of the interview, her lawyers provided the FBI the names and
known contact information of additional witnesses (totaling more than 20)
who may have corroborating information. Although we do not know the
status of the investigation, 2/

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John Clune
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we are not aware of the FBI affirmatively reaching out to any of those
witnesses. Though we appreciated the agents who responded on Sunday, we
have great concern that the FBI is not conducting—or not being permitted
to conduct—a serious investigation. 3/

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The supplemental background investigation was reopened in the wake of last
week's Senate Judiciary Committee hearings over Ford's accusation.

The White House has said this week that it has authorized the FBI to
expand its initially limited investigation into sexual misconduct
allegations against Kavanaugh by interviewing anyone it deems necessary as
long as the review is finished by the end of the week, NBC News has
reported.

Meanwhile, nearly 20 people with potential information about Dr. Ford’s
allegation that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her while the two were in
high school, including Ford herself, have not been interviewed by federal
investigators.

Attorneys for Ford said Tuesday that she had not been interviewed by the
FBI. She received "no response" after reaching out again to the bureau,
according to a letter from her attorneys.

Her team also submitted to the FBI a list of nearly 20 people to turn to,
including the polygraph examiner who interviewed Ford, her therapist and
friends she confided in about the allegation. According to people familiar
with the names on the list, none of them have yet been interviewed by the
FBI.

Julie Swetnick, who has accused Kavanaugh of being at parties where boys
took turns having sex with inebriated girls in high school, has not been
interviewed by the FBI, according to her attorney, Michael Avenatti.

Kavanaugh has strongly denied all three accusations.

The FBI has interviewed at least three additional potential witnesses,
most notably Kavanaugh's high school friend, Mark Judge, who Ford said was
in the room at the time of the alleged assault. Judge submitted a
statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee saying "I do not recall the
events described by Dr. Ford in her public testimony."

And Tim Gaudette, a high school classmate of Kavanaugh’s, has been
interviewed by the FBI, NBC News has confirmed. The Washington Post
reported Tuesday that another classmate, Chris Garrett, was also
interviewed.

Ramirez appears to be the only accuser who was interviewed as part of the
current investigation.

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But several people who know Kavanaugh from his time at Yale told NBC News
that they have reached out to the FBI multiple times to provide either
corroborating or circumstantial evidence into Ramirez’ allegations that
Kavanaugh exposed himself to her at a gathering in a dorm room in 1983.
The FBI has yet to respond to their outreach, they say.

Additionally, these former classmates say the FBI would not be doing a
thorough investigation if they don’t talk to Kavanaugh’s closest friends
during that time, including Kevin Genda and David White.

White lived in the same dorm suite as Kavanaugh and sources say all three
hung out often and partied together. Neither Genda nor White have returned
multiple requests for comment. NBC News does not know if they have been
contacted yet for an interview.

Genda, who works at Blue Torch Feeder Fund in New York City, married Karen
Yarsavage, who was also friends with Kavanaugh and Ramirez at Yale. Both
Kavanaugh and Ramirez were in their wedding party in 1997.

Another mutual friend, Kerry Berchem, has sent a series of text messages
she exchanged with Yarsavage to the FBI.

The texts suggest that Kavanaugh had recently been in contact with Genda
and Yarsavage, including in the days leading up to the release of the New
Yorker article detailing Ramirez’ allegations.

Despite three attempts to contact the FBI, the bureau has not responded to
Berchem, she tells NBC News. Yarsavage has not responded to NBC’s inquiry
to determine whether she has been contacted by investigators.




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White is another person former classmates say should be a person of
interest to the FBI because they say it is plausible he is the person who
was referred to in the New Yorker article who ran down the hallway and
yelled that Kavanaugh put his genitals in Ramirez’ face.

Another person that multiple sources say the FBI should speak to is Tracy
Harmon. She was a close friend of Ramirez’ and they often attended social
gatherings together, including those held in the dorm suite. According to
sources familiar with the matter, Harmon had not been contacted as of late
Tuesday night.

Richard Oh, who lived in the suite where the alleged incident took place,
told NBC News that he has tried to contact the FBI twice, once online and
once in person.

When he called the first time on Saturday morning, Oh said he struggled to
get through. He submitted his information online and reached a person at
the bureau over the phone on Sunday morning, he said. He was quoted in the
New Yorker as hearing a female student recount the incident to another
female student. He said he didn’t know Ramirez but the account of what he
heard that night matches Ramirez’ story. Oh is now an emergency room
doctor in Northern California.

Another former Yale classmate, Mark Krasberg, has also tried multiple
times to reach the FBI but has received no response. He said he wanted to
inform them "that I have evidence which would be helpful to the
investigation."

Krasberg, who lived in a dorm suite that Kavanaugh often hung out in, said
he tried to reach the FBI multiple times, including contacting the Denver
office, which is leading the investigation. He was transferred to the
national FBI hotline where he spent 45 minutes retelling some of his
story.

He has since been in touch with the offices of Sens. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz.,
and Chris Coons, D-Del., who helped him to get in touch with the FBI.
While the FBI hadn’t contacted him as of Tuesday morning, he was told
Republican staff on the Judiciary Committee would contact him. He was
still waiting for a call as of Tuesday night.

Krasberg, a neurology research assistant professor at the University of
New Mexico, acknowledged that he doesn’t have corroborating evidence of
Ramirez’ account but that his information might help to connect the dots.

With time ticking on the investigation, Senate Majority Leader Mitch
McConnell, R-Ky., reiterated on Tuesday that he plans to hold a final vote
on Kavanaugh this week.


TRUMP EFFECT
In 1983 letter, Kavanaugh wrote he and friends were 'loud, obnoxious
drunks' and 'prolific pukers'
In another development, Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is
demanding notes about Ford's therapy sessions.
by Adam Edelman and Peter Alexander / Oct.03.2018 / 8:31 AM PDT / Updated
1:06 PM PDT
Image: FILE PHOTO: Judge Kavanaugh testifies during the Senate Judiciary
Committee hearing on his nomination be an associate justice of the Supreme
Court of the United States in Washington
Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee
hearing on Sept. 27. Tom Williams / Pool via Reuters
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, in a 1983 letter to his friends
ahead of a group beach vacation in Maryland, urged them to warn neighbors
of their rented condo that they would be "loud, obnoxious drunks with
prolific pukers among us," The New York Times reported.

The letter is the latest information to surface that differs from
Kavanaugh's sworn testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee last
week, during which he conceded that he liked to drink alcohol when he was
younger but had never drank "to the point of blacking out."

In a statement to the Times, Kavanagh confirmed he wrote the letter.

In it, Kavanaugh wrote that the person in the group to arrive to the Ocean
City, Md., rental first should "warn the neighbors that we're loud,
obnoxious drunks with prolific pukers among us. Advise them to go about 30
miles."




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The White House pushed back on The Times' publication of the letter.

"It seems the New York Times is committed to embarrassing Judge Kavanaugh
with three-decade old stories of adolescent drinking. He has already
acknowledged under oath that he drank underage, frequently attended high
school parties, sometimes drank too much, that he 'likes beer,' that he
wasn't perfect, and that he, as many people do, 'cringes' at some of his
youthful behavior," White House spokesperson Kerri Kupec said.

The letter, which NBC has not seen, was one of several released over a 24-
hour period as other major players involved in the consideration of
Kavanaugh's nomination to the nation’s highest court all advanced their
own stories.

In one such letter released later Tuesday, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa,
chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sought "material evidence"
from the lawyers of Christine Blasey Ford — who has accused Kavanaugh of
sexual assault — suggesting she is facing further scrutiny as the Senate
sprinted toward a full confirmation vote.

Grassley wants notes from Ford's therapy sessions and audio and video
tapes of her polygraph test.

"I renew my request for the notes from therapy sessions in which Dr. Ford
discussed the alleged assault by Judge Kavanaugh," Grassley wrote,
referring to a Washington Post article, which referenced the notes, in
which Ford went public with her allegations.

"These notes have been repeatedly cited as corroboration even while
written 30 years after the alleged event and in apparent contradiction
with testimony and other public statements regarding several key details
of the allegations," Grassley said. He added that Ford's lawyers previous
response to the request — that the records contained "private, highly
sensitive information that is not necessary for the committee to assess"
Ford's credibility — is "not justified."

Grassley wrote that it was particularly important to obtain the audio and
video tapes of her lie detector test, because his committee had received a
sworn statement from "a longtime boyfriend of Dr. Ford's, stating that he
personally witnessed Dr. Ford coaching a friend on polygraph
examinations."

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The Iowa Republican added that Ford had testified at last week's hearing
that she had never given "tips or advice" to someone who was planning on
taking a polygraph.

"This statement raises specific concerns about the reliability of her
polygraph examination results," Grassley wrote.

Ford's lawyers responded that they would be happy to turn over those
materials to the FBI if the agency interviews Ford, but added that they
have yet to hear from the FBI.

On Wednesday, NBC News obtained the letter referenced by Grassley — from a
man who said he is an ex-boyfriend of Ford. In it, the man says he was in
a relationship with Ford from 1992 to 1998 and says he witnessed Ford help
a friend named Monica McLean "prepare for a potential polygraph exam."

"Dr. Ford explained in detail what to expect, how polygraphs worked and
helped McLean become familiar and less nervous about the exam," wrote the
man, whose identity in the letter was redacted.

The man, who said he broke up with Ford after she had been unfaithful to
him, also challenged other parts of Ford's testimony last week, writing
that she had never "indicated a fear of flying" and "never expressed a
fear of closed quarters, tight spaces, or places with only one exit."

Later Wednesday morning, however, McLean provided a statement to NBC News,
disputing his claims.

"I have NEVER had Christine Blasey Ford, or anybody else, prepare me, or
provide any other type of assistance whatsoever in connection with any
polygraph exam I have taken at anytime," McLean wrote.

Ford stands by her testimony, a member of her team told NBC News.

The back-and-forth marked the latest chapter in the ongoing saga regarding
Kavanaugh's confirmation. Despite multiple allegations of sexual
misconduct against Kavanaugh, Republicans have vowed to vote on his
nomination this week.


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