Hillary Clinton has called for an FBI investigation into Christine Blasey Ford's claim that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh tried to rape her when they were both in high school.
'It would be very easy for the FBI to go back and finish the background investigation, to investigate these charges,' she told Late Show host Stephen Colbert in an appearance on Friday night. 'That's what is a fair request, for due process to be asked for.'
The FBI has said it lacks jurisdiction to investigate Ford's claim that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in a suburban Maryland home in the early 1980s, unless the White House requests the probe as an extension of the nominee's background check.
Former Democratic presidential nominee Clinton accused Senate Republicans of trying to 'rush' the nomination process - while many Republicans have accused Senate Democrats of doing everything possible to stall the vote until after the midterms.
Hillary Clinton has called for an FBI investigation into Christine Blasey Ford's claim that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh tried to rape her
Kavanaugh (left) strongly denies the claim and has offered to testify at any time, but Ford (right) has yet to agree to appear in a hearing, after multiple days of discussions
'They want to push this through and along comes another potential charge that has to be investigated,' said Clinton.
'And they've done everything they can to try to ignore it, to undermine it as opposed to saying 'we are stewards of the public trust.''
Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican, has engaged in extensive negotiations with Ford to schedule a hearing for her to testify and set forth her allegations.
On Friday night, he granted her another extension to commit to testifying.
'With all the extensions we give Dr Ford to decide if she still wants to testify to the Senate I feel like I’m playing 2nd trombone in the judiciary orchestra and [minority leader Chuck] Schumer is the conductor,' Grassley lamented in a tweet late Friday.
Clinton appeared on the show to promote the paperback release of her book, What Happened?
Clinton, however, accused the Republicans of turning the nomination process into a 'political football'.
'In a democracy, you have to have at least enough trust to be able to work with each other and solve difficult problems.
'And when the Republicans refuse to give a distinguished judge appointed by President Obama even the courtesy of meetings, let alone a hearing, that sent such a terrible message,' she said, referring to the rejection of Merrick Garland's nomination.
'That Merrick Garland precedent was the crassest most cynical kind of politics that could even be imagined,' Clinton said. 'They're the ones who have turned it into a political football.'
Kavanaugh has strenuously denied Ford's claim and has offered to return to the committee and testify at any time.
Clinton was appearing on the Late Show to promote the paperback release of her book, What Happened?
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Main photo article Hillary Clinton has called for an FBI investigation into Christine Blasey Ford’s claim that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh tried to rape her when they were both in high school.
‘It would be very easy for the FBI to go back and finish the background investigation, to ...
It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.
Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.
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