A group of Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday accused Republicans on the panel of mishandling information related to sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Sen. Dick Durbin Richard (Dick) Joseph DurbinTumultuous court battle upends fight for Senate McConnell focuses on confirming judicial nominees with COVID-19 talks stalled Senate Republicans signal openness to working with Biden MORE (D-Ill.) led a group of eight committee Democrats in a letter to Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley Charles (Chuck) Ernest GrassleyCollins says she will vote 'no' on Supreme Court nominee before election The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Trump, GOP allies prepare for SCOTUS nomination this week Gardner signals support for taking up Supreme Court nominee this year MORE (R-Iowa), in which the minority party members claimed the majority had shared inaccurate or misleading information about Kavanaugh’s previous background checks.

The Democrats highlighted a tweet from the Senate Judiciary Committee account, which is operated by GOP staff, that claimed none of Kavanaugh’s prior six FBI background checks turned up “a whiff of ANY issue – at all – related in any way to inappropriate sexual behavior or alcohol abuse."

Nowhere in any of these six FBI reports, which the committee has reviewed on a bipartisan basis, was there ever a whiff of ANY issue – at all – related in any way to inappropriate sexual behavior or alcohol abuse. 2/2 — Senate Judiciary (@senjudiciary) October 2, 2018

"While we are limited in what we can say about this background investigation in a public setting, we are compelled to state for the record that there is information in the second post that is not accurate. We urge you to ensure that these Twitter posts are promptly corrected," the Democrats wrote.

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It wasn't immediately clear what portion of the tweet Democrats were referring to in their letter, which was signed by every Judiciary Committee Democrat except Sens. Amy Klobuchar Amy KlobucharSocial media platforms put muscle into National Voter Registration Day Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight Sunday shows - Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death dominates MORE (Minn.) and Chris Coons Christopher (Chris) Andrew CoonsMurkowski: Supreme Court nominee should not be taken up before election Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight Sunday shows - Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death dominates MORE (Del.).

A spokesman for committee Republicans did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the letter on Wednesday, though the majority staff issued another tweet on Wednesday evening standing by the original statement.

Nothing in the tweet is inaccurate or misleading. The committee stands by its statement, which is completely truthful. More baseless innuendo and more false smears from Senate Democrats. https://t.co/x7VUEKnFRV — Senate Judiciary (@senjudiciary) October 3, 2018

The group of Democrats also alleged Wednesday that GOP committee staff has previously provided misleading or mischaracterized information about the allegations against Kavanaugh intended to undermine the credibility of Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused him of assault.

The FBI is reviewing allegations from Ford that Kavanaugh pinned her to a bed and groped her during a high school party in the 1980s. Kavanaugh has vehemently denied the claim.

Two other women –– Deborah Ramirez and Julie Swetnick –– have also accused Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct stemming from his days in high school and college in the 1980s, allegations he has also denied.

Senate Republicans are expecting to receive the FBI's report on its "supplemental" background check investigation into the allegations against Kavanaugh as early as Wednesday.

In Wednesday's letter, Democrats voiced concerns that Republicans may selectively release parts of the FBI’s supplementary review of the allegations against Kavanaugh.

“To avoid this possibility, we urge you to call for a full Senate briefing with the FBI on the results of their re-opened investigation so that all Senators hear the same information,” the Democrats wrote.

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerSenate Democrats introduce legislation to probe politicization of pandemic response Schumer interrupted during live briefing by heckler: 'Stop lying to the people' Jacobin editor: Primarying Schumer would force him to fight Trump's SCOTUS nominee MORE (D-N.Y.) had previously asked for a similar briefing, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellPelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Senate GOP aims to confirm Trump court pick by Oct. 29: report Trump argues full Supreme Court needed to settle potential election disputes MORE (R-Ky.) rejected the request on Wednesday.

Democrats have cast doubt on the thoroughness of the FBI investigation amid reports that agents were not permitted to interview Ford or Kavanaugh.

Judiciary Committee Democrats previously took issue with what they viewed as too narrow a scope for the investigation.