Former FBI Director James Comey weighed in on the bureau’s investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. In an op-ed for The New York Times on Sunday, Comey addressed the one-week time limit on the investigation by saying the fact-gathering process is “not as hard as Republicans hope it will be” and that “little lies point to bigger lies.” “F.B.I. They also know that little lies point to bigger lies. They know that obvious lies by the nominee about the meaning of words in a yearbook are a flashing signal to dig deeper.”They also know that little lies point to bigger lies. The Senate Judiciary Committee had initially declined to ask the White House for an FBI investigation, but Republican leadership relented after several moderate senators demanded one on Friday.

Source: Huffington Post September 30, 2018 23:26 UTC