Are you suggesting the FBI threaten a witness to change their story?
That would be illegal. The FBI gathers facts. They ask questions and get answers. Then they ask slightly different questions and expect to get the same answers. Then they ask the same questions from a completely different angle, but still expect to get the same answers.
If all answers are consistent, then the FBI has substantiated where the witness stands.
If there is a discrepancy, they drill on that and can determine if the witness is lying (hence, a crime).
Judge doesn't remember any of the claims ever happening. He might not even know (or remember Ford. That's pretty easy to reiterate, over and over and over and over.
There is no reason for the FBI to strong-arm a witness over a 36 year old accusation that, at best, would have translated into (at worst) a 4th degree sexual assault (and even that's a stretch). That's a misdemeanor under Maryland law and misdemeanors wouldn't register as a blip on the radar of someone with an impeccable and flawless record.
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Posted: 09/19/2018 at 10:51PM