FACT CHECK: Can The Senate Enlist The FBI To Reopen A Kavanaugh Investigation?
A key senator suggests that if the Senate Judiciary Committee needs help investigating the Supreme Court nominee, it could bring in the feds. That's more complicated than it sounds.
Updated at 12:25 p.m. ET
Can the Senate Judiciary Committee enlist the FBI to investigate the claims of sexual assault brought by an accuser against Judge Brett Kavanaugh, nominee to the Supreme Court?
The short answer: No.
The long answer: Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said on Wednesday that she thinks the committee must look into the allegations by Christine Blasey Ford, who says Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her three decades ago.
Specifically, Collins told a Maine radio station that she believes in the Senate's responsibility to vet nominees for high offices like
