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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 NumberBoxFolder URTS Case #
201503Foster Death - US Park Police Investigation16313
202144Foster Death - Search of Park16306
203144Foster Death - Pathologists - General16306
204144Foster Death - Notes16306
205144Foster Death - Miscellaneous16306
206144Foster Death - Hamilton16306
207144Foster Death - Fort Marcy Search16306
208144Foster Death - EMT Computer Traffic16306
209144Foster Death - Draft Treaty Request16306
210144Foster Death - Criminalists - General16306
211144Foster Death - Correspondence From Congress16306
212144Foster Death - Congressman Burton16306
213144Foster Death - Brian Blackburn16306
214144Foster Death - Articles by Ruddy16306
215144Foster Death16306
2162293Foster Death16333
2172293Foster Death16370
218144Foster Background - Tidewater Inn16306
219144Foster Background - IRA Magaziner16306
220143Foster 302s vol. 216305
221143Foster 302s vol. 116305
222503Foster 302s16313
223140Foster - Whitewater Tax News Articles16302
224144Foster - Rod Rosenstein16306
225142Foster - Review of Docs - WH16304
226143Foster - Misc - Memos, Articles, Notes, Etc.16305
227144Foster - Attorney-Client Privilege16306
2282291Foster16371
229144Fort Marcy Search16306
2302293Fort Marcy16370
231366FN #283 - FN #49516312
232366FN #202 - FN #28216312
233366FN #102 - FN #20116312
234366FN #1 - FN #10116312
235143Fiske Report on Foster16305
236142Fiske Report - Wall St. Journal Lawsuit16304
237366Final Report PRs16312
238366Final Report - Foster16312
239503File Report on Foster Death16313
240337LRFederal Law Research Iran/Contra Cases16326
241337LRFederal Law Research - F.O.I.A.16326
242337LRFederal Law Research16326
243140FDIC Report On Rose16302
244145FC FRD DOCS16310
2452291FBI-Lab Experts16371
246503FBI Laboratory Report16313
247145FBI Lab Reports16310
248503FBI File Memorandum16313
249143False Statements Research (18 USC 1001)16305
250144Evidence 302s16306

 

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