In judiciary committee meeting, senators mainly squabbling about procedure
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Sen Feinstein wants committee to subpoena National Archives records relating to Kavanaugh's time as staff secretary in the Bush White House
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Feinstein's motion fails
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Republicans prevail on vote to set time to vote on Kavanaugh (1:45pm on Sept 20)
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In another development, Feinstein says she has received "information from an individual" relating to Kavanaugh and has referred it to federal investigative authorities. No further info
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Feinstein's statement, which appears to be in response to a couple of media reports, says the person wants to be anonymous and "declined to come forward or press the matter further"
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In response, White House points out that the FBI has vetted Kavanaugh on multiple occasions and questions why this hasn't come out earlier
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In July, more than 100 of Kavanaugh's high school classmates & fellow alumni of Georgetown Prep, which is a boys-only school in Maryland, signed this letter supporting the nomination. https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2018-07-09%20155%20Georgetown%20Prep%20Classmates%20to%20McConnell,%20Schumer,%20Grassley,%20Feinstein%20-%20Kavanaugh%20Nomination.pdf …
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FBI has confirmed receipt of the letter mentioned by Feinstein, saying it has been added to "Judge Kavanaugh's background file, as per the standard process."
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"The standard process" as I understand it is that the information would be passed onto whoever ordered the background check, which in this instance is the White House
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FBI has no current criminal investigation, adds source familiar with the vetting process
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Per The Guardian https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/13/brett-kavanaugh-dianne-feinstein-confidential-letter?__twitter_impression=true …pic.twitter.com/sIif3hztmr
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