Sep 28, 2018

Cornyn confirms a "supplemental" FBI investigation into Kavanaugh

John Cornyn

John Cornyn. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) confirmed to reporters that there will be a supplemental background FBI investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

The details: The investigation will last "no more than a week," Cornyn told reporters, as was proposed by Senator Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing moving Kavanaugh's hearing forward.

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