Friday, January 25, 2019

Lindsey Graham Needs To Pursue Those Who Lied During The Kavanaugh Debacle

  1. But, in testifying under oath to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Ford made at least one statement that likely contained a materially false claim—a potential violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1001 and 1505, which respectively define federal criminal offenses of knowingly and willfully making materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements to Congress and obstruction of Congress.
  2. Between the time Ford first detailed her charges against Kavanaugh in her letter to Feinstein (dated July 31, 2018) and her late-September testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, many of the details changed.
  3. No charges have been filed either against lawyer Michael Avenatti and his client Julie Swetnick, even though Grassley referred both individuals to the DOJ and FBI for investigation of potential violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 1001, and 1505, for making materially false statements to the Judiciary Committee.
  4. Less than a week later, the day after Ford testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Keyser’s attorney sent a second email to the committee, explaining that “Keyser had asked that I communicate to the Committee her willingness to cooperate fully with the FBI’s supplemental investigation of Dr.
  5. First, Grassley referred an unnamed individual to the DOJ and FBI for investigation of potential violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1001 and 1505, for making materially false statements to the committee as part of its investigation of allegations against Kavanaugh.


http://thefederalist.com/2019/01/25/lindsey-graham-needs-pursue-lied-kavanaugh-debacle/

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