Democrats lambaste FBI over handling of Kavanaugh tips
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Senate Democrats are lambasting the FBI and demanding answers after learning the bureau had received 4,500 tips about then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh that it had forwarded to the White House Counsel's Office.
According to a June 30 letter sent by FBI Assistant Director Jill Tyson to Democratic senators, the bureau received over 4,500 tips after setting up a tip line during Kavanaugh's tumultuous 2018 Senate confirmation process. Because the FBI's role was to conduct federal background investigations on behalf of the Office of White House Counsel, its security division provided "all relevant tips to the Office of White House Counsel," according to the FBI letter.More Related News