The drama behind the open investigation involving Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, continues to take an interesting turn as the White House authorized on Monday the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to further expand its investigative efforts into the sexual misdemeanors case against the accused.
For the sake of transparency, the administration of President Donald Trump now allows the FBI to conduct interviews to anyone the agency deems necessary to help bring out the truth on the sexual misconduct accusations fired against Kavanaugh, the New York Times said, citing two unnamed sources claiming direct knowledge of the matter.
On the heels of the signing of the revised North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with regional neighbors Canada and Mexico, the POTUS told the press that he had already instructed Donald F. McGahn II, his counsel in the White House, to inform the FBI of the new directive.
The Oval Office, however, enclosed a condition saying that the inquiry should be wrapped up by the end of this week and that it should, in some ways, be able to appease the Republican members of the Senate.
At a news conference, Trump said that he personally wants the investigative body to do a comprehensive investigation on the issue.
Trump's remarks followed after the criticism by the Democrats who said that the White House and Republicans were trying to delimit the scope of the probe.
Intensifying Efforts
According to Reuters, the investigation agency has already talked with Kavanaugh's friend from high school, Mark Judge, on Monday.
Judge's name came up in the investigation when the complainant, Christine Blasey Ford, a university professor, told the court that the aforementioned person has witnessed the alleged sexual assault committed by Kavanaugh at a party in the 1980s.
Mr. Judge has since denied Ford's allegations.
Ford, 51, previously bared the details of the attack saying that Kavanaugh and a friend attempted to pin her down on a bed while being fumbled. She pleaded for help but the accused purportedly covered her mouth.
Kavanaugh continued his attempts to remove her clothes until they tumbled over, which she took as a chance to get away from the situation.
Ford first described her accusations to her congresswoman Anna Eshoo who in turn forwarded it to the office of Democrat Senator Dianne Feinstein.
The New Yorker report said that the Democrat Senate was the first to refer the sexual complaint to the FBI right after receiving it from Sen. Feinstein.
