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Brett Kavanaugh Attorney Work Files

Brett M. Kavanaugh served as an Associate Independent Counsel in the Office of Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr from September 6, 1994 until November 20, 1997 and again from April 27, 1998 until December 1, 1998. Kavanaugh’s attorney work files from his tenure with the Office of Independent Counsel (OIC) consist of eight boxes, numbered 140-145, 366, and 503 in the OIC file manifest for the District of Columbia Office. The files reflect the scope of Kavanaugh’s work on numerous issues within OIC’s purview, particularly the investigation of the death of Deputy White House Counsel Vincent Foster.

Monday, July 30, 2018 -- The National Archives and Records Administration released the first tranche of 19 files, totaling 1,025 pages, from the Attorney Work Files of Brett Kavanaugh in the records of Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr. These files cover various aspects of his work on the Independent Counsel's investigations into the activities of President William Jefferson Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Monday, August 6, 2018 -- NARA has completed its review of an additional 1,063 pages from the Attorney Work Files of Brett Kavanaugh from his service with the Office of Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr.  Of these 1,063 pages, 791 pages are being released in full and 272 pages are being released in redacted form.  The information within these 272 pages has been redacted to protect information subject to the following FOIA exemptions: 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(3), to the secrecy of grand jury proceedings pursuant to Rule 6(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure; 5 U.S.C. § 552 (b)(7)(C), to protect the personal privacy of living individuals; and 5 U.S.C. § 552 (b)(4), to protect confidential business information. 

Friday, August 10, 2018 -- NARA has completed its review of an additional 7,626 pages of records of Brett Kavanaugh from his service with the Office of Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr.  Of these 7,626 pages, 3,868 pages are being released in full and 3,758 pages are being released in redacted form.  The information within these 3,758 pages has been redacted to preserve the secrecy of grand jury proceedings per 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(3), pursuant to Rule 6(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure; to protect the personal privacy of living individuals per 5 U.S.C. § 552 (b)(6) and (b)(7)(C); to protect the identities of confidential sources per 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(7)(D); and to protect confidential business information per 5 U.S.C. § 552 (b)(4). 

These documents, along with those previously released by NARA, were given to the Senate Judiciary Committee on August 9, 2018.

Monday, August 20, 2018 -- NARA has completed its review of an additional 12,349 pages of records of Brett Kavanaugh from his service with the Office of Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr.  Of these 12,349 pages, 9,809 pages are being released in full and 2,540 pages are being released in redacted form.  The information within these 2,540 pages has been redacted to preserve the secrecy of grand jury proceedings per 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(3), pursuant to Rule 6(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure; to protect the personal privacy of living individuals per 5 U.S.C. § 552 (b)(6) and (b)(7)(C); and to protect the identities of confidential sources per 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(7)(D).  There are 224 pages of documents included in this release from boxes 1136, 2291, and 2293 of the Independent Counsel’s D.C. records that were previously reviewed between 2007 and 2010 in response to FOIA requests for records concerning the death of Vincent Foster.  Also included with this release, is a two page memorandum from Kavanaugh to the IC Staff located in D.C. box 1676 that was previously released from the papers of Sam Dash at the Library of Congress.

Monday, September 24, 2018 -- NARA has updated this page to include the entirety of publicly releasable records contained in boxes 2291, 2292, and 2293 that were previously reviewed between 2007 and 2010 in response to FOIA requests for Office of Independent Counsel Starr records concerning the death of Vincent Foster, as we determined that these boxes may contain additional records pertaining to Kavanaugh.   

Accessing the Released Files

The table below displays metadata about all the released documents. You can also download the spreadsheet as an Excel file (20.0KB).

Check this page for future releases related to Brett Kavanaugh from the records of Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr. 

Learn about additional National Archives records related to Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.

Kavanaugh Table
Row NumberBoxFolderURTS Case #
51142Fiske Report - Wall St. Journal Lawsuit16304
52142Foster - Review of Docs - WH16304
53142Gergen, David16304
54142Hamilton, James16304
55142Lieberman, Evelyn16304
56142Lindsey, Bruce16304
57142Lyons, Jim16304
58142Margolis, re: agt and change16304
59142McLarty, Mack16304
60142Neuwirth, Stephen16304
61142Nussbaum, re: conversation with Thomases16304
62142O'Neill, Henry16304
63142Patterson, Larry16304
64142Perry, Roger16304
65142Pond, Betsy16304
66142President's Transcript - Grand Jury Secrecy16304
67142Renovation File16304
68142Rolla, John16304
69142Rose Law Firm16304
70142Congressman Schiff16304
71142Scott, Marsha16304
72142Spafford, Michael16304
73142Thomases16304
74142Thomasson, Patsy16304
75142302's - FOIA and Congress16304
76142Verveer, Melanne16304
77142Dr. Larry Watkins16304
78142Williams, Maggie16304
79142Witness Access to Grand Jury Transcripts16304
80142Wright, Betsy16304
81143302's16305
82143Attorney Client Privilege16305
83143Sam Dash Letters16305
84143Foster 302s vol. 116305
85143Foster 302s vol. 216305
86143Fiske Report on Foster16305
87143Foster Documents16305
88143Foster Documents - Misc.16305
89143Foster - Misc - Memos, Articles, Notes, Etc.16305
90143Impeachment16305
91143Order Appointing Starr16305
92143Roelle - RTC Production16305
93143False Statements Research (18 USC 1001)16305
94143White House - Treasury Contacts16305
95103Kavanaugh Presentation16315
96425Kavanaugh Memos16315
971151Colloton - Kavanaugh 8-7-96 Memorandum (Foster)16315
981785Kavanaugh, Brett16315
991788Brett Kavanaugh, FY 9616315
1001791Kavanaugh, Brett, FY 97 Travel16315

 

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