Article snippet: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman MORE. Grassley said that in addition to making false statements, he is asking for the Justice Department to look into whether the two sought to obstruct his panel's investigation of the allegations against Kavanaugh. "The law prohibits such false statements to Congress and obstruction of congressional committee investigations. For the law to work, we can’t just brush aside potential violations. I don’t take lightly making a referral of this nature, but ignoring this behavior will just invite more of it in the future," Grassley said in a statement. Avenatti quickly fired back in a tweet, saying it was "ironic that Senator Grassley now is interested in investigations." "He didn’t care when it came to putting a man on the SCOTUS for life. We welcome the investigation as now we can finally get to the bottom of Judge Kavanaugh’s lies and conduct. Let the truth be known," he said. Avenatti added in an email to The Hill that "Grassley has just made a major mistake. Let the investigation into Kavanaugh and his lies begin.” Swetnick alleged in a sworn declaration released by Avenatti during Kavanaugh's confirmation process last month that Kavanaugh was at a party where she was gang raped. Kavanaugh vehemently denied the allegation, as well as claims from two other women who accused him of sexual misconduct stemming from his days in high school and college in the 1980s. In a letter sent on Thursday to Attorney General Jeff Session and FB... Link to the full article to read more