President Donald Trump attacked Democrats on Sunday for calling for a serious investigation into the sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh , amid reports that Republicans have placed tight limits on the probe. Several outlets, including CNN, NBC News and The New York Times, have reported that the probe is being tightly controlled by the White House counsel’s office in coordination with Senate Republicans, contrary to Trump’s claims on Twitter on Saturday. In appearances on the Sunday talk shows, Democrats maintained the White House cannot limit the scope of the FBI investigation it ordered. GOP leaders reluctantly agreed to request an investigation Friday after a handful of moderates including Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said they wouldn’t support Kavanaugh without one. Meanwhile, in a separate interview with CNN on Sunday, top Trump aide Kellyanne Conway said that she didn’t “think” White House counsel Don McGahn would place limits on the FBI’s investigation.

Source: Huffington Post September 30, 2018 22:07 UTC