{"id":298273,"date":"2021-03-24T07:30:26","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T11:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=298273"},"modified":"2021-03-24T07:30:28","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T11:30:28","slug":"grassley-demands-doj-fbi-update-status-of-investigation-into-kavanaughs-fraudulant-accusers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grassley-demands-doj-fbi-update-status-of-investigation-into-kavanaughs-fraudulant-accusers\/","title":{"rendered":"Grassley Demands DOJ, FBI Update Status Of Investigation Into Kavanaugh\u2019s \u2018Fraudulant\u2019 Accusers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgrassley-demands-doj-fbi-update-status-of-investigation-into-kavanaughs-fraudulant-accusers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=298273&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-1324.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>On Tuesday, Iowa GOP Senator Charles E. Grassley, the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grassley.senate.gov\/news\/news-releases\/grassley-again-seeks-update-on-referrals-of-bogus-allegations-during-kavanaugh-confirmation\">fired off a letter<\/a> to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice as well as FBI Director Christopher Wray, demanding they follow through on a request made on October 8, 2019, to former Attorney General Barr and Director Wray requesting an update \u201cconcerning their handling of criminal referrals made by the Committee following its investigation into allegations of decades-old misconduct by then-Judge Brett Kavanaugh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grassley noted that \u201cthe Justice Department and FBI have failed to respond to our letter and have failed to apprise the Committee whether, and to what extent, any steps have been taken to investigate and hold accountable those individuals who criminally interfered with the Committee\u2019s investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese failures are entirely unacceptable,\u201d he continued. \u201cAs my colleagues and I stressed in our previous letter, the Committee\u2019s four criminal referrals, dated September 29, 2018, October 25, 2018, October 26, 2018, and November 2, 2018, were not made lightly. Those referrals highlighted serious cases in which individuals made materially false, fictitious, and fraudulent statements to Committee investigators.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor example, one of the referrals related to an individual from Rhode Island who falsely alleged to Congress that Judge Kavanaugh had assaulted a friend on a boat, only to later admit on social media that he lied about the event,\u201d Grassley wrote. \u201cTwo referrals related to allegations made by Mr. Michael Avenatti and his client, Ms. Julie Swetnick, who accused Judge Kavanaugh of being involved in gang rape activities. The Committee identified no verifiable evidence to support the allegations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Committee found that Mr. Avenatti, who has since been convicted on felony extortion charges, and his client, Ms. Swetnick, had a long history of credibility issues and may have criminally conspired to mislead the Committee regarding those allegations and obstruct its investigation,\u201d Grassley pointed out. \u201cA final referral related to Ms. Judy Munro-Leighton, a woman who claimed to be the author of an anonymous letter stating that Judge Kavanaugh and a friend raped her \u2018several times each\u2019 in the back seat of a car. Ms. Munro-Leighton later admitted that she falsely claimed that she was the author of the letter and its allegations and only claimed authorship of the letter \u2018as a way to grab attention.\u2019 These false allegations materially impeded the Committee\u2019s work and diverted important Committee resources during its time-sensitive investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grassley noted that his office had released a 414-page report of investigative findings \u201cwhich did not include so much as a shred of evidence to support any of the allegations made against Judge Kavanaugh,\u201d adding, \u201cThe FBI background checks \u2013 two of them \u2013 didn\u2019t uncover any such evidence, either.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grassley concluded, \u201cIt is, however, the responsibility of the Justice Department and FBI to hold those who mislead and obstruct Congress accountable for their criminal behavior. Accordingly, I ask that you provide a response to the questions posed in the October 8, 2019, letter no later than April 6, 2021. Your response should include a full explanation of the steps the Justice Department and FBI have taken to investigate the Committee\u2019s four criminal referrals for investigation of potential violations of 18 U.S.C. \u00a7\u00a7 1001 (materially false statements), 1505 (obstruction), and 371 (conspiracy). If no actions have been taken in response to those referrals, please explain why not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, Iowa GOP Senator Charles E. 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