This morning, the FBI reported finished its investigation into the sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh. According to Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, there was “No hint of misconduct” by Kavanaugh found in the FBI report. Grassley also said that “A presumption of innocence is how the American justice system works, and it should remain our guidepost in the Senate. Abandoning that principle would cut a sad path for the Senate as an institution.” Grassley said he plans to bring the Kavanaugh confirmation to a procedural vote tomorrow–a pathway that could open up to a possible a confirmation vote this weekend. Yet Judiciary Committee ranking member Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) disagreed, saying on Twitter that “It is impossible to take this [FBI] investigation seriously when so many key witnesses—including Judge Kavanaugh and Dr. Ford—were not interviewed and constraints were imposed on what was asked and who was spoken to … This investigation does a disservice to Dr. Ford, who gave such powerful and credible testimony, other sexual assault survivors including Deborah Ramirez, and the American public who expected the FBI would be permitted to conduct a genuine fact-finding investigation.” On CNN, I was…
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