Transcript for FBI begins to investigate allegations against Brett Kavanaugh

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The present E wants the FBI to interview whoever they deem aprithe presidt em of leak Dr. Ford'letter about thalleged side T of diffent.I would LI to find out, as part of it, who leaked the Pers? Papers reporter: T president sts he wan THA free rein. It's not clear how broad the white house will allhe vestigation to Tara,nk you. For re on the I investigation, L bring in news contributor Steve Gomez, a former FBI us. Good morning. Thanu for have M Good morn absotely. As Tara just mentioned, twors have be contacted by thfbi. Afor the third says his client has not where es investiga from he, given the limits set going to start with the accusers. Be want to tk to the accu. Get the details of their allegation from there, they're going to go out and stt intervieng witnesses and trying corroborate their story or determine that their allegatybible. The fbias been gin just a week or lessactually te this high inigation. Can they realiically get done under that loomin deadline? Absolutely. 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Wheny talk to these witnesses, whenhe F vestigators approach these witnesses, weeeady heard from some of them. Kavanah and Ford. Ified in fnt commte othersmitted swo testimo in T ftatements. What will FBI investigators be looking as they inrv these witnesses? They're going T T credibitey're gointo their past statements. Whether as done veally or in writtorm. They're G to deterne wh they haprov prusly match up with wt they're now telling them in the intervied as we have seen beforewhen re speakin an FBI agent, if you lie to the FBI, you could potentiay be charged. So, there's going be a higher level Esty, so to speak, byhe witness. Theye going toognize that they'rw speaking they have truthful. If they lie hem, they ulially be crg well. So it's going to be a very interesting dent with all of these interviews and the come fromse terviews. Steve Gomez, former F ect in charge.ank you so much four time. We appreciate it. Thank. A L of people curious sewhat thebi does fi. 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My guess is thl break down paan lines and likely ll not prevent him from becomingusaugh. The big, big question, will new infoatut? Think there are risks here to the s?the president talking about trying to find out who leaks Dr. Ford's confidential letter democratic senator Dianne Feinstein to the press. Who leaked letter. IST thinguld be damaging I think it's possible. It's notar that th will cof the inveation. I should S, but noly senator Feinstein denied the leak, as haserstaff. The journalist who got the leak says it dn't come from her staff. You have senalindsey ths morning. So interesting to watch his transfer he 2016 primaries, he wasitterly with then-candidate Donald Trump. Called hia Aald trump gave away Lindsey graham's telephone er on liveelevision. Noindsey gram, especially in T kavanau hearings, ted into peappublican ally for president what happened the?hat's a good question. You could say thaom combined with E Kavanaugh's testimony on the democrats,s what bht the publicans GE behind judge Kavanaugh. After what they thought W a morning for them te. Ford's testimony. I that quest Toda I'not it is exact he's become president trump's most reliab ay iom ways E closest iende te. E tle more tn weeks before the midterms. Any thoughn how thisould play when Vos? Early voting has alr begun.well, I think, one demos haven enthusiasm advante going intois. Fueled in great measure won. Th's likely I if judge Kavanaugh gets throh, thatld also enup energizing Republicans who H being kind to T that supreme court majority. It's unclear how it will play.I think itil big impact e,s make Thi show smarter. On this morning,eciate it. Tnk George goes one on one with two key mbers of T senate judiciy tee. Senatorsindsey gram and hirono.th Democrat from Hawaii plus, the powerhouse ndtable" baking Dow this historic, cataclysmic week in politics

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