Three Democratic senators on Tuesday questioned whether White House Counsel Don McGahn knew of any sexual assault allegation claims against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh at any time during his nomination process.
The three senators — Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Ct.), Doug Jones (D-Ala.) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) — wrote in a letter to McGahn asking if "individuals in the White House and members of the Senate knew about these allegations earlier than they have admitted."
They also ask if McGahn had any knowledge of the drafting of a Sept. 14 letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee written by 65 women who say they knew Kavanaugh in his youth and support his character. The letter supporting Kavanaugh's character was released a day after an anonymous allegation against the nominee became public.
After Christine Blasey Ford came forward publicly with her allegation of sexual assault, some of the signatories of the original letter signed by 65 women have either declined to comment or maintained their support of Kavanaugh.
The senators also wrote that McGahn was aware that former White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter had faced accusations of domestic abuse before the allegations were made public, adding that "you allowed Mr. Porter to serve in the White House and have access to sensitive and classified information without investigating those accusations further."
The White House did not respond to a request for comment about the letter sent to McGahn.
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