Senate Democrats on Thursday urged the FBI to launch a probe into the threats against Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who accused Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court nominee of sexual assault, Fox News informed.
However, they did not ask for a similar probe of the threats against Kavanaugh or his family.
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., penned a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, where he and all Democratic members of the Judiciary Committee call for the federal authorities to take “immediate action … to investigate potential federal crimes against Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.”
“We strongly believe that how Dr. Blasey Ford is treated in this moment reflects upon how seriously our nation treats credible claims of sexual assault, and whether we have learned from past mistakes,” the Democrats add in the letter.
A crowdfunding campaign launched by a Georgetown law professor has collected more than $200,000 for Ford, ostensibly to help defray her private security costs and raise funds for “women’s organizations.”
The Democrats do not mention any threats against Kavanaugh or his wife, Ashley, nor do they seek any other FBI actions related to Kavanaugh. Fox News has confirmed contents of some of these threats against Kavanaugh’s family, which is receiving protection from federal agents.
Meanwhile, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., a member of the Judiciary Committee, vowed Thursday that Democrats would doggedly investigate Kavanaugh even if he is confirmed by the Senate.
“As soon as Democrats get the gavels,” Whitehouse told CNN — referring to control of the Senate — they will “get to the bottom” of the allegations.
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