[Mariner]

“Moreover, an impeachment investigation could also encompass allegations that Mr. Kavanaugh has committed perjury before the Senate, twice, related to his work on the nomination of District Judge Charles Pickering to be a judge on the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Under oath, both in 2006 and in 2018, he said he had no involvement with the White House strategy sessions associated with Judge Pickering’s nominations. Subsequently released emails, involving these sessions, suggest that these answers were at best misleading and at worst totally false. “

Who can refrain from the knee jerk and factually comment on this one?

Did Kavanaugh perjure himself? Is it close enough that a regular person could be plausibly charged?

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POLITICO: Nothing in the emails directly contradicts Kavanaugh’s testimony before the Senate when he was a circuit court nominee. Democrats say the documents show Kavanaugh was less than forthcoming about his role in the Pickering confirmation, though the judge's defenders say he was truthful and not obligated to elaborate.