Christine Blasey Ford\u2019s lawyer said that \u201cno artificial limits as to time or scope should be imposed\u201d on the FBI investigation into her client\u2019s allegations\u2026<\/b>
\nChristine Blasey Ford\u2019s lawyer said that \u201cno artificial limits as to time or scope should be imposed\u201d on the FBI investigation into her client\u2019s allegations against Brett Kavanaugh.
\u201cA thorough FBI investigation is critical to developing all the relevant facts,\u201d Ford\u2019s attorney Debra Katz statement read, according to a Time reporter. \u201cDr. Christine Blasey Ford welcomes this step in the process, and appreciates the efforts of Senators Flake, Murkowski, Manchin and Collins.\u201d (RELATED: Trump Open To Senate Requesting FBI Investigation Into Kavanaugh Accusations)
Christine Blasey Ford is sworn in before testifying the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill September 27,2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee\/Getty Images)
\u201cAnd all other Senators who have supported an investigation \u2014 to ensure it is completed before the Senate votes on Kavanaugh\u2019s nomination,\u201d it added. \u201cNo artificial limits as to time or scope should be imposed on this investigation.\u201d
NEW: Statement from Ford\u2019s attorney Debra Katz. Ford appreciates the FBI investigation but doesn\u2019t think there should be a timeline pic.twitter.com\/CCVjBnCWKh
\u2014 Alana Abramson (@aabramson) September 28,2018
The comments came after President Donald Trump announced that he had ordered an investigation into Ford\u2019s allegations of sexual misconduct against his Supreme Court justice nominee.
\u201cI\u2019ve ordered the FBI to conduct a supplemental investigation to update Judge Kavanaugh\u2019s file,\u201d Trump statement read, according to a White House release. \u201cAs the Senate has requested, this update must be limited in scope and completed in less than one week.\u201d
Kavanaugh also responded to the news of the investigation, stating that he will \u201ccontinue to cooperate.\u201d
\u201cThroughout this process, I\u2019ve been interviewed by the FBI, I\u2019ve done a number of \u2018background\u2019 calls directly with the Senate, and yesterday, I answered questions under oath about every topic the Senators and their counsel asked me,\u201d Kavanaugh\u2019s statement read. \u201cI\u2019ve done everything they have requested and will continue to cooperate.\u201d
On Friday, Republican Sen. Jeff Flake reached a deal with Democrats to make a request to open a one-week FBI investigation into Ford\u2019s allegations.<\/p>\n

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