House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) lamented the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court on Saturday, saying the Republicans did “violence” against the American institutions.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) lamented the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court on Saturday, saying the Republicans did “violence” against America’s institutions.
In a statement, Pelosi also stated she will be filing a Freedom of Information Act request so that the American public can see the FBI report on the final background check they conducted.
Today is a profoundly heart-breaking day. The @SenateGOP Majority has done violence to the reputation of both the Senate Judiciary Committee & Supreme Court. I will file a FOIA request so that the public can see the FBI report & underlying documents. pic.twitter.com/DNpRkbtk7Z
— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) October 6,2018
“Today is a profoundly heart-breaking day for women, girls and families across America,” Pelosi said. She continued:
“Courageous women risked their safety and well-being to speak truth about this nomination. Tens of thousands more joined them to share their own harrowing stories of sexual assault, at great personal risk. Yet, Senate Republicans chose to send a clear message to all women: do not speak out, and if you do – do not expect to be heard, believed or respected.”
“Therefore, I am announcing that I will file a Freedom of Information Act request so that the public can see the FBI report, transcripts of the underlying interviews, instructions sent to the FBI from the White House, and any communications to the FBI from Senate Republicans regarding the scope of the investigation,” she stated.
“The conduct of the Senate Republican Majority did violence to the reputation of both the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Supreme Court,” Pelosi concluded. “We must proceed in a judicious manner to set the record straight and ensure that this never happens again.”
Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court by a Senate vote of 50-48 and was sworn in as an associate justice of the court the same day.
