That’s my last hope, that the reason for this is to nail something down about Ford that they already know. It’s a faint hope, though. I mean, what are the odds that the FBI will reveal something that helps Trump?
Zero.
“...what are the odds that the FBI will reveal something that helps Trump?”
I don’t think they will reveal anything at all - in fact, I think they may be a bit annoyed at the prospect of being asked to go through the motions when they have already said their work is complete. The request carries with it an implication that the six FBI background checks and investigations already completed were inadequate.
Rather than exceeding their normal scope in an effort to uncover evidence they previously failed to uncover, I find it far more likely that they will retrace their steps, explain and defend their original methods and scope, and produce the exact same results: nothing.
What I expect is that the FBI will
1) outline the scope of what they would normally do in a cold case like this (36 year old grope incident between minors, date unknown, location unknown, no police reports filed, no corroborating witnesses, and a sketchy recollection by accuser).
2) outline what parts of 1) have already been done by the FBI and/or by the Senate judiciary committee - witness testimonies received, witness statements received, evidenced gathered and reviewed)
3) complete any parts of 1) not covered in 2)
The FBI has already said that their work is complete, so being asked to do it again is somewhat like being asked to vacuum a room that you just vacuumed - I think the FBI may a bit annoyed and I would not be surprised if they produced their updated report in LESS than a week.