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Article snippet: The White House on Sunday sought to dispel Democratic criticism and media reports suggesting it is directing the FBI investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. White House officials also expressed confidence that the investigation would clear Kavanaugh's name, but maintained the FBI is managing the details of the probe. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and White House counselor MORE conveyed similar messages during Sunday talk show appearances, where they asserted that the White House was staying out of the FBI’s way, and called for Democrats to do the same. “I think that we cannot allow the people that have acted in bad faith to determine and allow this to become a total fishing expedition by the FBI,” Sanders said on “Fox News Sunday.” “The Senate is going to lay out, Senate Republicans are going to lay out and dictate those terms,” she continued. She also said the White House expects the investigation to exonerate Kavanaugh, who Sanders noted has undergone six previous background investigations. The two top White House surrogates appeared on Sunday talk shows the morning after report from NBC News that said the White House counsel’s office provided the FBI with a list of witnesses they are permitted to interview about two of the three claims made against Kavanaugh. Asked if the White House counsel’s office had provided a specific list of usable witnesses to the FBI, Sanders responded “not that I’m... Link to the full article to read more