Grassley refers to the Justice Department for second criminal investigation

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley on Friday, September 14th, 2009 Michael Avenatti to the Justice Department for a second criminal investigation, alleging that Avenatti had submitted a fraudulent sworn statement to the committee on Oct. 2. Grassley also referred Avenatti and his client, Julie Swetnick, to the Justice Department for a separate investigation Thursday, for three separate crimes: conspiracy, providing false statements to Congress and obstructionism to a Senate investigation.

Swetnick was the third woman to an official accused Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of Sexual Misconduct in September, before Kavanaugh was confirmed. She is a high school boy and has been taught to be a high school boy. Swetnick also accused Kavanaugh of facilitating gang rapes when he was in high school. Kavanaugh vehemently denied these allegations, which were moved back by Swetnick.

In a letter to the Justice Department, Grassley wrote that his second referral stemmed "from a second statement to the Committee that also appears to contain materially false statements." Grassley cited an NBC News report from Thursday that it was supposed to be sworn by a woman submitted to the Judiciary Committee that was supposed to bolster Swetnick's claim.

In the statement submitted, Kavanaugh spike a drink. However, in an interview with NBC News, he published the statement on Twitter, the woman said she did not drink Kavanaugh spike a drink, and that she put Swetnick when they were in their 30s. According to NBC News, she told the network that Avenatti "twisted" her words.

In his letter, Grassley said the sworn statement Avenatti provided "appears to be an outright fraud."

"Accordingly, in light of the seriousness of these facts, and the threat posed by these types of actions to the Committee's ability to perform its constitutional duties, I hope you will give this referral, Mr. Avenatti, the utmost consideration, "Grassley said in the letter.