Dems slam ‘incomplete’ FBI Kavanaugh probe

Feinstein: “The most notable part of this report is what’s not in it” No Images? Click here   By Paul Vale     Friday, October 5  DEMS SLAM ‘INCOMPLETE’ KAVANAUGH PROBE Democrats tore into what they viewed as gaping holes in the FBI probe into sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh after the report was handed over to the Senate. “The most notable part of this report is what’s not in it,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said. “It looks to be the product of an incomplete investigation that was limited, perhaps by the White House, I don’t know.” [HuffPost] GOP SENATORS SATISFIED WITH FBI REPORT Key Republican senators, however, expressed their satisfaction with the report, calling it a “thorough investigation” and a “comprehensive review.” But dozens of interviews with Kavanaugh’s former classmates at Yale revealed that FBI investigators interviewed just a small fraction of the witnesses who could shed light on the allegations. [HuffPost] KAVANAUGH BLAMES YOU FOR MAKING HIM ANGRY Kavanaugh wrote an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal to explain his angry and partisan ranting during last week’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. “My hearing testimony was forceful and passionate. That is because I forcefully and passionately denied the allegation against me,” Kavanaugh wrote. “I might have been too emotional at times,” he added. “I know that my tone was sharp, and I said a few things I should not have said.” [HuffPost] RETIRED JUSTICE: KAVANAUGH DISQUALIFIED HIMSELF Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens said he does not support the confirmation of Kavanaugh. The judge “had the qualifications” to be a Supreme Court justice but his behavior at a hearing last week ― where he defended himself against allegations of sexual assault by blaming Democrats seeking “revenge on behalf of the Clintons” ― was inappropriate and disqualifying, Stevens said. [HuffPost] COMEDIAN AMY SCHUMER AMONG 100 D.C. ARRESTS Amy Schumer was one of the hundreds of protesters detained in Washington as they urged senators to reject Kavanaugh’s confirmation. [HuffPost] GOP PUSHING AHEAD WITH CONFIRMATION Republicans moved forward with plans for a key procedural vote on Friday and a final vote on Saturday to confirm Kavanaugh. No Republicans have said they will vote against Kavanaugh, although four swing-vote senators, including three Republicans, have not committed to supporting him. [HuffPost]         HARVARD COACH SUSPENDED OVER ALLEGATIONS Harvard University’s head diving coach has been placed on leave after being accused of sexually harassing female athletes while working at a competitive diving camp in Indiana. [HuffPost] TREBEK APOLOGIZES “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek apologized for his heavily criticized performance as moderator for a Pennsylvania gubernatorial debate this week. [HuffPost] SUGE GETS LENGTHY PRISON TERM Former rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was sentenced to 28 years in prison for the death of a man in a hit-and-run incident on the set of the movie "Straight Outta Compton." [CNN] THIRD-GRADER BROUGHT LOADED GUN TO CLASS A Florida elementary school is reeling after a third-grader brought a loaded handgun to school “to scare some kids who have picked on him,” authorities said. [HuffPost] U.S. ALLIES COMPLICIT IN CHINESE CRACKDOWN The U.S. is finally considering tough new sanctions on Beijing for the government’s treatment of the Uighurs — a millions-strong ethnic and religious minority. However, corralling international opposition to the Chinese crackdown is difficult — especially as some U.S. allies continue to support Beijing’s campaign. [HuffPost] FOX NEWS HOST: KAVANAUGH IS JESUS Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld compared Kavanaugh’s path to the Supreme Court to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. “Christ died so that the mob wouldn’t survive,” he said. “He died for everyone's sins.” And that’s apparently what Democrats have done to Kavanaugh? [HuffPost]       Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad have won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict. This reporter didn’t report her rape for 14 years. She did this year. Here’s why. Ben Affleck has broken his silence after completing a 40-day stay at a treatment center for alcohol addiction, saying, “I am fighting for myself and my family.” Germaphobe Trump just boarded Air Force One with toilet paper stuck to his shoe. Thanks to some clever editing, Murphy Brown infiltrated the White House briefing room in a new clip from the revived show. A 1954 letter in which Albert Einstein called the Bible “pretty childish” is going on the auction block ― and experts bet it could be sold for up to $1.5 million. Jon Favreau’s new live-action “Star Wars” series will be called “The Mandalorian” and is set between “Return of the Jedi” and “The Force Awakens." What happens when climate changes quickly in a previously frozen place? In the high Swiss Alps, the ice is giving up bodies of the past. This stranger intervened when two women were being harassed for speaking Spanish. This white mom says a Maryland urgent-care clinic refused to treat her daughter because she is black. The busboy who comforted Robert Kennedy after he was shot has died. Birds in Minnesota are getting really drunk on fermented berries, according to police in the city of Gilbert. Joel Kaplan, Facebook’s vice president for global public policy, sparked unrest at the social network after he sat behind his friend, Brett Kavanaugh, at the Senate Judiciary Committee during Kavanaugh’s angry denial he sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford. Chris Evans has officially hung up his shield. After playing Captain America for nearly a decade, Evans tweeted that it was over. Meghan Markle’s half-sister Samantha Grant has attacked Meghan’s mother just days after publicly apologizing to the Duchess of Sussex on British TV. And love this newsletter? Share it with a friend!      HuffPost is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. Start your workday the right way with the news that matters most — all with a dash of signature Morning Email snark. Does somebody keep forwarding you this email? Get your own copy. It's free! Sign up here. 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