President Donald Trump with FBI Director Christopher Wray Dec. 15, 2017, Evan Vucci / AP file
Alina Habba, one of Donald Trump’s lawyers, greeted the Supreme Court’s decision that it would determine if Trump was qualified to be on states’ ballots with confidence that Justice Brett Kavanaugh would repay Trump. Trump nominated Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court in 2018. Trump also appointed Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court in 2017 and 2020, respectively. Habba did not express that Gorsuch and Barrett would repay Trump. Apparently, Habba was commenting on a debt Kavanaugh owed Trump for confirmation.
Habba did try to clarify her remarks by remarking on how hard Trump had to fight for Kavanaugh. But the fight to salvage Kavanaugh’s nomination was carried out by the Senate. Trump’s involvement in the nomination fight was limited except in one area. After Kavanaugh was accused of attempted rape and at least one other sexual assault, the FBI was called on to investigate the charges as part of its background check.
The FBI failed to interview Kavanaugh, his attempted rape accuser Christine Blasey Ford, a witness to the alleged attempted rape, and any of the other victims of the alleged sexual assaults. The FBI also failed to interview witnesses to other alleged incidents of drunkenness and sexual misconduct by Kavanaugh. The FBI initiated a hotline for people with information about possible Kavanaugh misbehavior. Although the hotline received over 4500 tips on this hotline, the FBI failed to follow up on any of them.
FBI Director Christopher Wray claimed that the FBI was limited in its authority to investigate Kavanaugh. According to Wray, the FBI had to follow White House instructions in its investigation of Kavanaugh. While some Senators question the interpretation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the White House and the FBI, Wray allowed the White House – Donald Trump – to dictate the terms of the investigation.
It seems clear now that Habba was referring to the debt that Kavanaugh owed to Trump for squelching a robust investigation. Did Habba know she was warning Kavanaugh that he had an obligation to repay?
Habba did try to clarify her remarks by remarking on how hard Trump had to fight for Kavanaugh. But the fight to salvage Kavanaugh’s nomination was carried out by the Senate. Trump’s involvement in the nomination fight was limited except in one area. After Kavanaugh was accused of attempted rape and at least one other sexual assault, the FBI was called on to investigate the charges as part of its background check.
The FBI failed to interview Kavanaugh, his attempted rape accuser Christine Blasey Ford, a witness to the alleged attempted rape, and any of the other victims of the alleged sexual assaults. The FBI also failed to interview witnesses to other alleged incidents of drunkenness and sexual misconduct by Kavanaugh. The FBI initiated a hotline for people with information about possible Kavanaugh misbehavior. Although the hotline received over 4500 tips on this hotline, the FBI failed to follow up on any of them.
FBI Director Christopher Wray claimed that the FBI was limited in its authority to investigate Kavanaugh. According to Wray, the FBI had to follow White House instructions in its investigation of Kavanaugh. While some Senators question the interpretation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the White House and the FBI, Wray allowed the White House – Donald Trump – to dictate the terms of the investigation.
It seems clear now that Habba was referring to the debt that Kavanaugh owed to Trump for squelching a robust investigation. Did Habba know she was warning Kavanaugh that he had an obligation to repay?