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Called for an independent fbi investigation into the facts. judge kavanaugh has not. and we owe you that. we owe the american people that. lets talk about why that is so important. contrary to what has been said today, the fbi does not reach conclusions. the fbi investigates, interviews witnesses, gathers facts and presents that nchinformation toe united states senate for our consideration and judgment. this committee knows that in spite of what you have been told. in 1991 during a similar heari...

Make our own evaluations. we are capable of making our own determination about the accuracy of any of those allegations. the fbi has put out a statement over, now i suppose it is a month ago, clearly stating this matter is closed as far as the letter being sent to them. there is no federal crime to investigate. if senate democrats hope for the fbi to draw any conclusions on this matter, im going to remind you or joe biden said. i said this in my statement but may be, people arent listening when ...

That these hearings are set and set by the majority. but im talking about getting the evidence and having the evidence looked at. and i dont understand -- you know, we hear from the witnesses. but the fbi isnt interviewing them. isnt giving us any facts. so all we have -- >> youre interviewing me. youre interviewing me. youre doing it, senator. im sorry to interrupt. youre doing it. theres no conclusions reached. >> and what youre saying if i understand it is that the allegations by dr. ford, mr...

The conclusion." i continue to quote. "the reason why we cannot rely on the fbi report, you would not like it if we did because its inconclusive. so when people waive an fbi report before you, understand they do not, they do not, do not reach conclusions. they do not make, as my friend points out more accurately, they do not make recommendations." in other words, the role of the guys to flag issues. in this case, they were flayed, not as they should have been, not in the timing in which they sho...

They say he said-she said, they said, period. so when people waive an fbi report or even bring it up now," understand they do not, they do not, they do not reach conclusions. they do not make recommendations. senator hatch. >> mr. chairman. mr. chairman. may i say for the record that actually we have asked, you said no one has asked the fbi or we could ask the fbi, i actually have, i think others have and i think that the issue is the part of what an fbi report does is to investigate and seek ei...

Case reach a conclusion, period. they say he said, she said, they said, period. so when people wave an fbi report before you or even bring it up now as something prospectively, that wasnt in his quote, understand that they do not. they do not. they do not reach conclusions. they do not make recommendations. senator hatch. >> mr. chairman. >> mr. chairman, may i state for the record that actually we have asked -- you said nobody has asked the fbi or we could ask the fbi. i actually have. i think ...

And we owe you that. we owe the american people that. and lets talk about why this is so important. contrary to what has been said today, the fbi does not reach conclusions. the fbi investigates. it interviews witnesses, gathers facts, and then present that information to the united states senate for our consideration and judgment. this committee knows that. in spite of what you have been told. in 1991, during a similar hearing, one of my republican colleagues in this committee stated "these cla...

Judge kavanaugh has not. we owe you that. we owe the american people that. lets talk about why this is so important. contrary to what has been said today, the fbi does not reach conclusio conclusions. the fbi investigate, interviews witnesses, gathers facts and presents that information to the united states senate for our consideration and judgment. this committee knows that inspite of what youve been told. in 1991, during a similar hearing, one of my republican colleagues in this committee stat...

Then the file is sent to the committee for us to make our own evaluations. were capable of making our own determination about the accuracy of any of those allegations. the fbi has put out a statement over now i suppose its a month ago clearly stating this matter is closed, as far as the letter being sent to them, and there is no federal crime to investigate. if senator -- if senate democrats hope for the fbi to draw any conclusions on this matter, im going to remind you what joe biden said. now,...

Abide by your wishes and we will have that investigation. >> i welcome whatever the committee wants to do. because im telling the truth. im telling the truth. >> i want to know what you want to do, judge. >> im innocent, im innocent of this charge. >> then youre prepared for an fbi investigation? >> they dont reach conclusions. you reach the conclusions, senator. >> but they do investigate questions. >> im innocent.