[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 158 (Tuesday, September 25, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H8746]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       WHY HAS JUDGE KAVANAUGH NOT REQUESTED AN FBI INVESTIGATION

  (Ms. NORTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, although the Republican Senate has refused 
the customary FBI investigation into allegations against Judge 
Kavanaugh by Dr. Ford and others, there is evidence that should be 
weighed.
  Dr. Ford is not only willing to offer sworn testimony at the hearing, 
she has requested an FBI investigation with the required FBI 
questioning under penalty of perjury.
  Judge Kavanaugh is an expert on all our legal processes. Why hasn't 
he asked for the standard FBI investigation?
  Moreover, apparently understanding the seriousness of her 
allegations, Dr. Ford has also taken the unusual step of being 
polygraphed. A lie detector test is not required, although law 
enforcement sometimes requests it.
  It would be a fair question for Senators to ask Judge Kavanaugh why 
he did not request an FBI investigation and whether he would take a 
polygraph test, too.

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