Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) on Thursday referred Julie Swetnick, who accused Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of multiple types of sexual misconduct during his confirmation hearings, and her lawyer, Michael Avenatti, to the Justice Department for investigation. Grassley alleged they misled the committee about the accusations.
In a 12-page letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and FBI Director Christopher Wray, Grassley laid out contradictions in Swetnick and Avenatti’s claims about Kavanaugh, including in a widely watched NBC News interview with Swetnick, and concluded: “When charlatans make false claims to the Committee – claims that may earn them short-term media exposure and financial gain, but which hinder the Committee’s ability to do its job – there should be consequences.”
Avenatti responded on Twitter shortly afterward, saying he and Swetnick “welcome the investigation as now we can finally get to the bottom of Judge Kavanaugh’s lies and conduct.”
It is ironic that Senator Grassley now is interested in investigations. He didn’t care when it came to putting a man on the SCOTUS for life. We welcome the investigation as now we can finally get to the bottom of Judge Kavanaugh’s lies and conduct. Let the truth be known.
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) October 25, 2018
Read Grassley’s full referral below:
“When charlatans make false claims to the Committee – claims that may earn them short-term media exposure and financial gain, but which hinder the Committee’s ability to do its job – there should be consequences.”
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Are you really, really sure you want to open this particular can of worms, Grasshole?
“When charlatans make false claims…there should be consequences,” Grassley asserted.
Good gawd. This from an obsequious POS who walks in lock step with Trump.
Un F_ckin’ Believable!!
This seems like it could backfire on Grassley. What if, in the DOJ’s investigation of this claim, it turns out that Swetnick was telling the truth and Kavanaugh lying. Will Grassely hold new hearings on Kavanaugh? Seems like a dangerous ploy by Grassely. Not a lot of up side for him and huge downside risk. I don’t see why he is making this play.