Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said he “will continue to cooperate” after President Trump ordered the FBI to conduct an investigation into Kavanaugh after he faced allegations of sexual misconduct.
“Throughout this process, I’ve been interviewed by the FBI, I’ve done a number of ‘background’ calls directly with the Senate, and yesterday, I answered questions under oath about every topic the Senators and their counsel asked me,” Kavanaugh said in a statement Friday. “I’ve done everything they have requested and will continue to cooperate.”
Trump on Friday ordered the FBI to conduct a supplemental investigation after the Senate Judiciary Committee requested he do so.
The committee’s move comes after a dramatic morning capped by a request from Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., for the Senate to delay a floor vote on Kavanaugh’s nomination so the FBI could conduct an investigation into the allegation raised by Christine Blasey Ford.
Flake presented his offer as the Senate Judiciary Committee was set to vote on Kavanaugh’s nomination. The committee ultimately approved the nomination in a party-line vote.
The FBI will have one week to conduct its probe, which will be “limited in scope.”
In addition to Kavanaugh, his friend and former classmate Mark Judge has said he is willing to cooperate with “any law enforcement agency that is assigned to confidentially investigate these allegations.”
Ford has accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her during a party at a Maryland house in 1982 and said Judge was present during the incident. She detailed the events in emotional testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing Thursday that gripped the Senate and the nation.
Two other women this week also accused Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct dating back more than 30 years ago.
Kavanaugh has categorically denied the allegations and did so again before the Senate Judiciary Committee following Ford’s testimony.
