This is to avoid referral for a criminal investigation into perjury. Even GOP would have a hard time confirming someone under criminal investigation

— Rebecca Roiphe (@rroiphe) September 29, 2018

From law prof: Reason why WH doesn’t want FBI to interview Kavanaugh’s Yale classmates about his drinking there: because that would likely lead to an investigation that he perjured himself on this subject in his Committee testimony. https://t.co/fplpce5Alq

— Richard Yeselson (@yeselson) September 29, 2018

innovative new approach to confirmation process: get nominee on the Court as soon as possible to keep him out of prison. https://t.co/2qGnwtOYxt

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) September 29, 2018