Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is asking the FBI to investigate apparently false sexual misconduct allegations leveled against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The Judiciary Committee later questioned Kavanaugh about the allegations, which he vehemently denied. “I was not in Newport, haven’t been on a boat in Newport,” Kavanaugh said. “But when individuals provide fabricated allegations to the Committee, diverting Committee resources during time-sensitive investigations, it materially impedes our work. Such acts are not only unfair; they are potentially illegal.”“It is illegal to make materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements to Congressional investigators.

Source: Huffington Post September 30, 2018 16:18 UTC