Something about this additional investigation tends to remind me of Bre’r Rabbit:
The White House has authorized the F.B.I. to expand its abbreviated investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh by interviewing anyone it deems necessary as long the review is finished by the end of the week, two people briefed on the matter said on Monday.
The new directive came in the past 24 hours after a backlash from Democrats, who criticized the White House for limiting the scope of the bureau’s investigation into President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court. The F.B.I. has already completed interviews with the four witnesses its agents were originally asked to talk to, the people said.
Mr. Trump said on Monday that he favored a “comprehensive” F.B.I. investigation and had no problem if the bureau wanted to question Judge Kavanaugh or even a third accuser who was left off the initial witness list if she seemed credible.
Look, we all know Ford was lying. I’ve heard more credible tall tales from children with cookie crumbs smeared all over their faces. All this expanded abbreviated investigation is going to do is to remove the ritualistic respect that the Senate hearing endowed upon the Deep State’s trigger-woman.