BRETT KAVANAUGH/FBI/NOMINATION/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Saturday [9-29-18] cast the FBI probe into his Supreme Court nominee’s alleged history of sexual misconduct as a potential ‘blessing in disguise,’ appearing optimistic that federal agents would absolve Brett Kavanaugh of the accusations several women have lodged against him over the past month…The president also said he expects the investigation to be completed ahead of schedule, and emphasized that law enforcement officials ‘have free rein’ to pursue whatever leads they desire to uncover the truth. Trump’s remarks Saturday follow a report by NBC News — citing unnamed sources — that the White House is limiting the scope of the FBI’s inquiry. Trump moved to rebut that story in a tweet late Saturday evening…Kavanaugh has faced intense scrutiny since multiple women came forward accusing him of sexual misconduct. And in a dramatic hearing this week, Ford told senators in powerful testimony that she’s 100 percent certain Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her more than 30 years ago. The judge vehemently — and at times angrily — denied the accusation. At a rally Saturday evening in West Virginia, Trump’s invocations of Kavanaugh served more to demonize congressional Democrats than hype the prospect of a majority conservative court.”
–Quint Forgey, “‘Blessing in disguise’: Trump optimistic about Kavanaugh as FBI opens probe,” Politico, September 29, 2018 9:18 pm