Chuck Grassley Asked the Justice Department to Look Into Michael Avenatti's Work on Brett Kavanaugh

Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley has referred attorney Michael Avenatti and his client Julie Swetnick to the Department of Justice for a criminal probe into whether they gave "materially false" statements to Congress during the confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh and intentionally attempted to obstruct the process.

"I don’t take lightly making a referral of this nature," Grassley said in a statement. "But ignoring this behavior will just invite more of it in the future.