Sen. Leahy: Withheld Emails Show Brett Kavanaugh May Have Perjured Himself

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said Wednesday that emails being withheld by Senate Republicans show that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh may have lied under oath during his prior confirmation hearings in 2004 and 2006.

The Democrat claimed that six emails from Kavanaughs time in the George W. Bush White House may contradict testimony Kavanaugh gave when being confirmed for his federal judgeships. But according to Leahy, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has labeled the emails as committee confidential, meaning they cant be released to the public.

There is simply no reason they cant be made public, Leahy said during confirmation hearings Wednesday.

We have discovered evidence that Judge Kavanaugh misled the Senate during his 2004 and 2006 hearings. Truthfulness under oath is not an optional qualification for a Supreme Court nominee. Watch as I question him here: https://t.co/twNcwl91PR

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We have discovered evidence that Judge Kavanaugh misled the Senate during his 2004 and 2006 hearings. Truthfulness under oath is not an optional qualification for a Supreme Court nominee. Watch as I question him here: https://t.co/twNcwl91PR
Sen. Patrick Leahy (@SenatorLeahy) September 5, 2018

Leahys assertion shined a bright light on the fact that committee Republicans are rushing the judges nomination through without disclosing a huge number of documents related to his work in the White House counsels office under Bush.

Grassley only requested between 10 and 15 percent of the documents from Kavanaughs time in Bush administration, and only 7 percent 457,000 documents have been provided to the committee. Of the documents that have been turned over, Grassley is refusing to publicly release 189,000. The committee asked for no records from Kavanaughs time as White House staff secretary.