Congressional Correspondence related to the nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court
Under the Presidential Records Act, 44 U.S.C. 2204 and 2205, Congress may request access to presidential records in the holdings of the National Archives . The correspondence below addresses this issue with respect to the nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Kavanaugh served in the White House Counsel's Office and the White House Office of the Staff Secretary under the Administration of President George W. Bush. Presidential records related to that service are being reviewed and will be released on the George W. Bush Presidential Library's website.
Additionally, Kavanaugh served as an Associate Independent Counsel in the Office of Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr during the Administration of President William J. Clinton. Records related to that service are covered by the Federal Records Act, and are in the holdings of the National Archives. These records are also being reviewed and released.
Date | Sender | Recipient | Subject |
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July 21, 2018 | Sen. Dianne Feinstein | David Ferriero, Archivist | Processing Kavanaugh-related presidential records for access |
July 23, 2018 | Sen. Charles Grassley | David Ferriero, Archivist | Response to Sen. Feinstein's July 21 letter to NARA |
July 26, 2018 | David Ferriero, Archivist | Sen. Dianne Feinstein | Response to Sen. Feinstein's July 21 letter to NARA |
July 27, 2018 | Sen. Dianne Feinstein | David Ferriero, Archivist | Response to July 26, 2018 letter |
July 27, 2018 | Sen. Charles Grassley | Patrick Mordente, Director, G.W. Bush Library | Judiciary Committee Chairman's request for records |
July 30, 2018 | Sen. Charles Grassley | David Ferriero, Archivist | Response to Sen. Feinstein's July 27 letter to NARA |
July 31, 2018 | Minority Senate Judiciary Committee members | Patrick Mordente, Director, G.W. Bush Library | Minority Judiciary Committee members' request for records |
Aug. 2, 2018 | Gary M. Stern, NARA General Counsel | Sen. Charles Grassley | Response to Sen. Grassley's July 27 letter to G.W. Bush Library |
Aug. 2, 2018 | David Ferriero, Archivist | Sen. Charles Schumer |
Letter to Senate Minority Leader concerning Section 2205 of the PRA |
Aug. 3, 2018 | Sen. Charles Grassely and Sen. Dianne Feinstein | David Ferriero, Archivist | Committee's request for access to records from Office of Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr |
Aug. 6, 2018 | Sen. Dianne Feinstein | David Ferriero, Archivist | Response to Archivist's Aug. 2, 2018 letter to Senate Minority Leader concerning Section 2205 of the PRA |
Aug. 8, 2018 | Minority Senate Judiciary Committee members | Gary M. Stern, NARA General Counsel | FOIA request for Kavanaugh PRA records |
Aug. 9, 2018 | Gary M. Stern, NARA General Counsel | Sen. Charles Grassely and Sen. Dianne Feinstein | First Response to Committee's request for access to records from Office of Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr |
Aug. 10, 2018 | Shannon Jarrett, Supervisory Archivist, G.W. Bush Library | Sen. Richard Blumenthal | Response to Aug. 8 FOIA request for Kavanaugh PRA records |
Aug. 10, 2018 | David Ferriero, Archivist | Sen. Dianne Feinstein | Response to Aug. 6 letter concerning interpretation of Section 2205 of the PRA |
Aug. 16, 2018 | Sen. Charles Grassley | Gary M. Stern, NARA General Counsel | First request to prioritize review of particular documents |
Aug. 17, 2018 | Gary M. Stern, NARA General Counsel | Sen. Charles Grassely and Sen. Dianne Feinstein | Second Response to Committee's request for access to records from Office of Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Star |
Aug. 28, 2018 | Sen. Charles Grassley | Gary M. Stern, NARA General Counsel | Second request to prioritize review of particular documents |
Aug. 29, 2018 | Gary M. Stern, NARA General Counsel | Sen. Charles Grassley | Response to July 27, 2018 request for records |
Sept. 12, 2018 | Shannon Jarrett, Supervisory Archivist, G.W. Bush Library | Sen. Richard Blumenthal | Response to Aug. 8, 2018 FOIA request for Kavanaugh PRA records |
Sept. 21, 2018 | Gary M. Stern, NARA General Counsel | Sen. Charles Grassely and Sen. Dianne Feinstein | Third response to Committee's request for access to records from Office of Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Star |
Oct. 9, 2018 | Sen. Charles Grassely | Gary M. Stern, NARA General Counsel | Withdrawal of July 27, 2018 request for records |
Aug. 6, 2019 | House Judiciary Committee | David Ferriero, Archivist | Request from the House Judiciary Committee for records created during Justice Kavanaugh's White House tenure |