Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, referring Julie Swetnick, one of Brett Kavanaugh’s accusers, and her attorney Michael Avenatti for investigation.
Swetnick’s allegations came days before Judge Kavanaugh’s second appearance before the Judiciary Committee. She swore in an affidavit that Kavanaugh was present at a party where she claims she was gang-raped in 1982. She additionally claimed that she was aware of efforts by Kavanaugh, his friend Mark Judge, and others to spike women’s drinks so that they would become incapacitated and unable to resist sexual advances.
In asking for the Department of Justice to investigate, he said Swetnick and Avenatti, conspired to “knowingly mislead the committee.” He asked that the DOJ investigate the pair for issues “relating to a potential conspiracy to provide materially false statements to Congress and obstruct a congressional committee investigation.”
Grassley’s letter reads, “Mr. Avenatti and Ms. Swetnick made grave allegations against Judge Kavanaugh, and the Committee diverted significant resources to investigate the claims. However, in light of Ms. Swetick’s and Mr. Avenatti’s own statements to the media, information obtained from Committee interviews of her associates, and publicly reported information about her and Mr. Avenatti,…
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