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FACT CHECK: Can The Senate Enlist The FBI To Reopen A Kavanaugh Investigation?

Philip Ewing
Deirdre Walsh

September 20, 2018

Some senators have called for the FBI to investigate an accusation of sexual assault against Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Getting that to happen is not straightforward, though. (AP)

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