Kavanaugh records (Federal Bureau of Investigation)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

(A) FBI background investigation reports or their summaries

-- Any and all full FBI background investigation reports of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh (DOB 2/12/1965) or their summaries and supplemental FBI background investigation reports of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh (DOB 2/12/1965) or their summaries that were completed on or before the date your office processes this request.

(B) Communications involving President Donald J. Trump or his staff

-- Any and all communications, in whatever form, between President Donald J. Trump or his staff and Attorney General Jefferson B. Sessions or his staff that were sent or received from from July 1, 2018, to the date your office processes this request (inclusive) and that refer or relate to a supplemental FBI background investigation into sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.

-- Any and all communications, in whatever form, between President Donald J. Trump or his staff and Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein or his staff that were sent or received from from July 1, 2018, to the date your office processes this request (inclusive) and that refer or relate to a supplemental FBI background investigation into sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.

-- Any and all communications, in whatever form, between President Donald J. Trump or his staff and FBI Director Christopher A. Wray or his staff that were sent or received from from July 1, 2018, to the date your office processes this request (inclusive) and that refer or relate to a supplemental FBI background investigation into sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.

(C) Communications involving White House Counsel Donald F. McGahn II or his staff

-- Any and all communications, in whatever form, between White House Counsel Donald F. McGahn II or his staff and Attorney General Jefferson B. Sessions or his staff that were sent or received from from July 1, 2018, to the date your office processes this request (inclusive) and that refer or relate to a supplemental FBI background investigation into sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.

-- Any and all communications, in whatever form, between White House Counsel Donald F. McGahn II or his staff and Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein or his staff that were sent or received from from July 1, 2018, to the date your office processes this request (inclusive) and that refer or relate to a supplemental FBI background investigation into sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.

-- Any and all communications, in whatever form, between White House Counsel Donald F. McGahn II or his staff and FBI Director Christopher A. Wray or his staff that were sent or received from from July 1, 2018, to the date your office processes this request (inclusive) and that refer or relate to a supplemental FBI background investigation into sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.

(D) Communications involving Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh or his staff

- Any and all communications, in whatever form, between Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh or his staff and Attorney General Jefferson B. Sessions or his staff that were sent or received from from July 1, 2018, to the date your office processes this request (inclusive) and that refer or relate to a supplemental FBI background investigation into sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.

-- Any and all communications, in whatever form, between Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh or his staff and Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein or his staff that were sent or received from from July 1, 2018, to the date your office processes this request (inclusive) and that refer or relate to a supplemental FBI background investigation into sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.

-- Any and all communications, in whatever form, between Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh or his staff and FBI Director Christopher A. Wray or his staff that were sent or received from from July 1, 2018, to the date your office processes this request (inclusive) and that refer or relate to a supplemental FBI background investigation into sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.

(E) Communications involving Attorney General Jefferson B. Sessions or his staff

-- Any and all communications, in whatever form, between Attorney General Jefferson B. Sessions or his staff and Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein or his staff that were sent or received from from July 1, 2018, to the date your office processes this request (inclusive) and that refer or relate to a supplemental FBI background investigation into sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.

-- Any and all communications, in whatever form, between Attorney General Jefferson B. Sessions or his staff and FBI Director Christopher A. Wray or his staff that were sent or received from from July 1, 2018, to the date your office processes this request (inclusive) and that refer or relate to a supplemental FBI background investigation into sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.

(F) Communications involving Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein or his staff

-- Any and all communications, in whatever form, between Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein or his staff and FBI Director Christopher A. Wray or his staff that were sent or received from from July 1, 2018, to the date your office processes this request (inclusive) and that refer or relate to a supplemental FBI background investigation into sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.

(G) Communications involving DOJ Office of Legislative Affairs

-- Any and all communications, in whatever form, between the DOJ Office of Legislative Affairs and members of the U.S. Senate or their staff — including staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary who are not assigned to a specific committee member — that were sent or received from July 1, 2018, to the date your office processes this request (inclusive) and that refer or relate to a supplemental FBI background investigation into sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.

(H) Communications involving FBI Office of Congressional Affairs

-- Any and all communications, in whatever form, between the FBI Office of Congressional Affairs and members of the U.S. Senate or their staff — including staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary who are not assigned to a specific committee member — that were sent or received from July 1, 2018, to the date your office processes this request (inclusive) and that refer or relate to a supplemental FBI background investigation into sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.

(I) Communications involving members of U.S. Senate or their staff

-- Any and all communications, in whatever format, between Attorney General Jefferson B. Sessions or his staff and members of the U.S. Senate or their staff, including staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary who are not assigned to a specific committee member, that were sent or received from from July 1, 2018, to the date your office processes this request (inclusive) and that refer or relate to a supplemental FBI background investigation into sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.

-- Any and all communications, in whatever format, between Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein or his staff and members of the U.S. Senate or their staff, including staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary who are not assigned to a specific committee member, that were sent or received from from July 1, 2018, to the date your office processes this request (inclusive) and that refer or relate to a supplemental FBI background investigation into sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.

-- Any and all communications, in whatever format, between FBI Director Christopher A. Wray or his staff and members of the U.S. Senate or their staff — including staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary who are not assigned to a specific committee member — that were sent or received from from July 1, 2018, to the date your office processes this request (inclusive) and that refer or relate to a supplemental FBI background investigation into sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.

(J) Other records

-- Any and all records, in whatever form, that include parameters, terms, conditions, guidelines, protocols, and/or instructions for a supplemental FBI background investigation into sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh from from July 1, 2018, to the date your office processes this request (inclusive).

-- Any and all memoranda of understanding or other agreements that are currently in force among the FBI or the Department of Justice and the White House or the Counsel to the President concerning FBI background investigations of judicial nominees.

I am a full-time investigative reporter at the nonprofit news site ThinkProgress. My work has also appeared in The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Christian Science Monitor, PRI's The World, Al Jazeera America, and The Intercept. The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. Please fill this request electronically, by email attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.

I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,
Joshua Eaton