DEMS/NOMINATION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senate Democrats on the Judiciary Committee filed several Freedom of Information Requests for records involving Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh during his time at the White House, the latest move in a partisan battle over trying to obtain documents related to the judge as part of his Senate confirmation process…Democrats are seeking records from Kavanaugh’s time as an associate in the White House Counsel’s office and as White House staff secretary. This comes after Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Tuesday she is ‘alarmed’ by the National Archives’ decision to withhold documents related to the Supreme Court nominee, saying Democrats on the panel need the information. The National Archives previously sent a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, denying the request for documents on Kavanaugh during the George W. Bush administration unless it is submitted by committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, who is a Republican from Iowa.”
–Daniella Diaz, “Senate Democrats file FOIA for documents on Trump’s Supreme Court nominee,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, August 8, 2018 3:27 pm