Subject:* *In-town pool report 3: Marine One departure *
President Trump, wearing a white shirt and red tie, emerged solo from the Oval Office at 12:50 pm and waved to the pool without answering shouted questions about Judge Kavanaugh or anything else.
Your pooler saw policy adviser Stephen Miller follow a minute later, along with Dan Scavino, Johnny DeStefano and a few others.
Marine One departed at 12:55 p.m.
Subject:* *In-town pool report 2: Sanders on Kavanaugh FBI investigation*
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders expressed confidence senators would vote to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh hours after the FBI transmitted its latest findings to Capitol Hill.
We certainly hope so, she said. We feel, as Chairman Grassley said a few minutes ago, we didnt learn anything new.
Speaking briefly with reporters in the White House driveway after wrapping up a live hit on Fox News, Sanders wouldnt discuss the details of the report but said the White House was pleased with the way the FBI conducted its latest investigation. Heres what she said when asked about complaints from some Democrats and other critics who contend the FBI did not interview all potential witnesses:
We allowed the FBI to do exactly what they do best, she said. We havent micromanaged this process. We accommodated all of the Senates requests. The president was very clear about that and allowed the FBI to make those decisions—