One of the points listed in Whitehouse's call to have the FBI's conduct examined, is that the agency did not appear to be interested in taking testimony from those who had wanted to talk about Kavanaugh's conduct. According to The Guardian, Whitehouse called the FBI's behavior "unique", because he said it was his experience that the FBI was usually open to the idea of listening. "...but in this matter the shutters were closed, the drawbridge drawn up, and there was no point of entry by which members of the public or Congress could provide information to the FBI," he said.
This would not be the first time that the FBI has been accused of a coverup where Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation is concerned. In an op-ed for CNN penned in 2018 during the confirmation hearings, journalist Frida Ghitis pointed out that the FBI had been given a week to investigate the accusations against the then Supreme Court nominee, and the report was handed in just five days later. Ghitis also pointed out that during the investigation, no interviews had taken place, and that attorneys for both Ramirez and Ford had already called out the FBI for failing to interview any witnesses.
Neither the FBI nor the Department of Justice and its new Attorney General, have commented on Whitehouse's letter yet- and it is not clear if they will do so. Only time will tell if this petition is something both agencies intend to act upon.
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