McConnell rejects request for briefing on FBI's Kavanaugh report

In a letter to Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), McConnell said having the FBI meet with senators did not comply with the rules that govern background investigation reports.

“The briefing you request is not authorized by the MOU. It would be unprecedented and irregular. For example, there was no such briefing on the supplemental BI for the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court,” McConnell wrote in the letter.

He added that “in all candor” he believes Democrats only want to delay a vote on Kavanaugh’s nomination.