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The Guardian - US
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Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington

Trump administration protected Brett Kavanaugh from full FBI investigation

a man in a suit and tie speaks while another man in a suit and tie looks on
Donald Trump speaks during Brett Kavanaugh swearing-in ceremony at the White House in Washington DC on 8 October 2018. Photograph: Jim Bourg/Reuters

The Trump administration protected Brett Kavanaugh from facing a full FBI investigation in the wake of serious allegations that he sexually assaulted two women – once in high school and once in college – during his controversial 2018 Senate confirmation to become a supreme court justice, according to a new report.

An investigation led by the Democratic senator Sheldon Whitehouse also found that both the Trump White House and the FBI “misled the public and the Senate” about the scope of the investigation it did conduct into the sexual assault allegations by falsely claiming that the FBI had conducted its investigation thoroughly and “by the book”.

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