Democratic lawmakers request that the National Archives and Records Administration turn over a trove of documents related to Justice Kavanaugh’s service in President George W. Bush’s White House.
, then-Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, requested certain records from the National Archives from Kavanaugh's time in the White House counsel's office from 2001 to 2003.
"He did not, however, request any records related to Justice Kavanaugh’s service as Staff Secretary from 2003 to 2006," the lawmakers wrote, adding that Grassley later withdrew his request for Kavanaugh’s White House counsel’s office records before all the desired documents were provided. They also said that a private attorney tasked with processing the records made available to the Senate Judiciary Committee withheld"tens of thousands of documents.
Nadler and Johnson said that as a result, the Senate Judiciary Committee only received “a small fraction” of information from Kavanaugh's time in the Bush White House before voting on his nomination. The pair argued that the records were necessary to inform the House Judiciary Committee’s efforts to provide oversight of judicial proceedings in light of the major issues the Supreme Court is expected to confront over the next year.
“In the coming year, the Supreme Court will again address important matters regarding civil rights, criminal justice, and immigration,” Nadler and Johnson said. “The Court may also review certain high-profile cases related to reproductive rights, the separation of powers, and the limits of executive authority — all topics within the jurisdiction of the House Judiciary Committee.”
According to their letter, Kavanaugh’s fuller White House record will begin to be made available to the public in January 2021.Alex Moe
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