(UTV|COLOMBO) – President Donald Trump has said he wants the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to conduct a “Very comprehensive investigation” into sexual assault allegations against his Supreme Court nominee – but not a “Witch hunt.”
The United Sates (US) media reports earlier suggested the White House wanted to restrict the inquiry into Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
Mr. Trump said he had requested that the FBI be given free rein, but added: “I’d like it to go quickly.”
Judge Kavanaugh’s friend Mark Judge has been interviewed by Agents.
A lawyer for Mr. Judge – a childhood friend of Mr. Kavanaugh – said on Monday (01) that his client’s interview “Has not been completed.”
Mr. Judge’s testimony is considered key to the investigation, as Professor Christine Blasey Ford says he was in the room when Brett Kavanaugh allegedly assaulted her at a house in 1982.
Mr. Judge has not appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee, but said in a statement “I do not recall the party described in Dr. Ford’s letter.”
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