The lawyer for the woman who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of exposing himself in her Yale dorm room in 1983 says the FBI “is not conducting, or not being permitted to conduct a serious investigation.”
In a series of tweets, John Clune, who represents Deborah Ramirez, says lawyers gave the FBI the names of at least 20 people who could give corroborating evidence to back up allegations made by Ramirez, who was was interviewed by the FBI on Sunday.
Debbie Ramirez spoke to the FBI for over two hours this past Sunday. It was a detailed and productive interview, and the agents were clearly motivated to investigate the matter in any way they were permitted. Ms. Ramirez identified a number of witnesses, and, 1/
— John Clune (@CluneEsq) October 2, 2018
we are not aware of the FBI affirmatively reaching out to any of those witnesses. Though we appreciated the agents who responded on Sunday, we have great concern that the FBI is not conducting—or not being permitted to conduct—a serious investigation. 3/
— John Clune (@CluneEsq) October 2, 2018
The FBI is expected to wrap up its investigation Wednesday.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the full Senate will vote on the nomination this week.
Kavanaugh has vigorously denied all allegations of sexual assault or misconduct.
