Letter to Donald McGahn, Counsel to the President, and the Hon. Christoper Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI Must Investigate All 3 Credible Allegations Of Sexual Assault Against Judge Brett Kavanaugh

Letter

Dear Mr. McGahn and Director Wray:

The Senate Judiciary Committee announced last Friday that it would request that the White House instruct the FBI to conduct a supplemental background investigation with respect to the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Because of the importance of this investigation to the Senate's consideration of this nomination, we are writing to request that you provide an explanation of the scope of the investigation.

On September 12, Ranking Member Feinstein referred Christine Blasey Ford's allegation of sexual assault to the FBI. Since then, the Committee has received serious allegations from two other women -- Deborah Ramirez and Julie Swetnick. These three women have come forward at great personal risk, identified themselves by name, submitted written allegations to the Committee, and requested an FBI investigation.

We believe that all three allegations should be included in the supplemental investigation. We are providing a list of individuals who we believe should be interviewed at a minimum as part of this investigation, along with any others identified by witnesses or the Bureau in the course of its investigation.

We ask that you confirm that the FBI background investigation will include the allegations of Christine Blasey Ford, Deborah Ramirez and Julie Swetnick and that the FBI will perform all logical steps related to these allegations, including interviewing other individuals who might have relevant information and gathering evidence related to the truthfulness of statements made in relation to these allegations. We ask that you notify us of the scope of the investigation and what the White House directed the FBI to investigate, as well as what steps the FBI will be taking. We also ask that, upon completion of your work, you provide copies of all witness interviews, a list of all witnesses who refused to cooperate in the Bureau's investigation, and a full report to each member of the Senate.

We believe that providing this important information to the Senate and American people is the best way to ensure public confidence in the results.

Sincerely,