Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley on Thursday referred Julie Swetnick, one of the women who accused Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, and her lawyer Michael Avenatti to the Justice Department for criminal investigation. The Iowa Republican said in a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions that Swetnick and Avenatti should be investigated for a potential conspiracy to give false statements to Congress. In a statement on Twitter, Avenatti said he and Swetnick welcomed the investigation "as now we can finally get to the bottom of [Justice] Kavanaugh's lies and conduct. Let the truth be known."