WRONG

FACT: Judge Kavanaugh Did NOT Leak Information From the Starr Investigation

MYTH:

SEN. SHELDON WHITEHOUSE (D-RI): “Now, let's look at where you fit in. A Republican political operative your whole career who's never tried a case. You made your political bones helping the salacious prosecution of President Clinton, and leaking prosecution information to the press.” (U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, 9/04/2018)

FACT:

“An investigation into alleged leaks to the press from the office of independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr in the 1990s makes no reference to any role played by his one-time associate, Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh.” (“Kavanaugh Is Not Mentioned In Once-Secret Report On Press Leaks,” The Washington Post, 8/23/2018)

“The 1999 report, made public Thursday by the National Archives, cleared Starr’s office of allegations that it improperly leaked grand jury testimony. Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee had urged its release in an effort to determine whether Kavanaugh was involved in such leaks.” (“Kavanaugh Is Not Mentioned In Once-Secret Report On Press Leaks,” The Washington Post, 8/23/2018)

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