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FISHING EXPEDITION? 2nd Kavanaugh accuser Deborah Ramirez reportedly spoke with the FBI, but accounts differ as to what she said

Multiple news outlets are reporting Sunday night that Deborah Ramirez, the 2nd woman to come forward who accused SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh of exposing himself to her at a party, spoke with the FBI today:

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But it’s not clear what she told the agents…

NBC News reported that “Ramirez gave the FBI a list of witnesses whom she says corroborate her claim”:

NBC News used these exact words in an article as well:

A source confirmed to NBC News that Ramirez spoke with the FBI on Sunday, and she provided investigators with a list of witnesses she says corroborate her claim.

But BuzzFeed reported that Ramirez “gave them a list of people she believes were at the Yale dorm party”:

CNN is going with “potential witnesses”:

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There’s a huge difference obviously between a list that “corroborates” and a list of people who “may” have been “potential witnesses” at the party, because the later — which seems to be correct — means this is just a big fishing expedition.

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