Attorney Michael Avenatti on Thursday blasted the FBI's supplemental background investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as the FBI delivered its findings to the White House and the Senate.
Avenatti, who represents Julie Swetnick — who has said in a sworn affidavit that Kavanaugh attended a party where she was drugged and attacked by a series of men in a "gang rape" — accused the FBI of refusing to contact at least six witnesses connected to various sexual misconduct claims made against Kavanaugh over the course of the weeklong investigation.
Democrats have raised a number of concerns over limits in the scope of the FBI's investigation that was opened after GOP Sen. Jeff Flake
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"The FBI investigation was no investigation at all," Avenatti tweeted Thursday after the report was delivered to the Senate.
"@realDonaldTrump, @senatemajldr and @ChuckGrassley ensured that numerous key witnesses, including six very damaging witnesses I am aware of, were never even interviewed. Their conduct is a disgrace - they never wanted the truth," he added, referring to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
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The FBI investigation was no investigation at all. @realDonaldTrump, @senatemajldr and @ChuckGrassley ensured that numerous key witnesses, including six very damaging witnesses I am aware of, were never even interviewed. Their conduct is a disgrace - they never wanted the truth.
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) October 4, 2018
"You should be embarrassed to call yourself the chairman of the judiciary committee," he added in a tweet to Grassley. "Your irresponsibility & partisan conduct in controlling the scope of a bogus investigation will likely forever damage the image of the committee and the SCOTUS in the eyes of the world."
You should be embarrassed to call yourself the chairman of the judiciary committee. Your irresponsibility & partisan conduct in controlling the scope of a bogus investigation will likely forever damage the image of the committee and the SCOTUS in the eyes of the world. #Disgrace
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) October 4, 2018
Avenatti, who also represents adult-film star Stormy Daniels in her ongoing defamation case against President Trump
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Kavanaugh has fiercely denied the allegations, specifically calling Swetnick's claims a "joke" during his sworn testimony before the Judiciary panel last week.
Avenatti has said in recent weeks that he is considering a 2020 presidential run as a Democrat, and recently released a set of campaign positions ahead of a possible bid for the nomination.
