FBI launches Kavanaugh sex assault probe
By Reuters
30 September 2018 |
5:30 am
The attorney for the second woman to accuse Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct said on Saturday that FBI agents assigned to investigate the allegations have contacted her.
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