Here’s the link to the referral. It was brought forward by Sheldon Whitehouse who said he would pursue impeachment against Kavanaugh if he was confirmed. So the FBI should take a look at that connection. But this is as much a warning to others as well not to try this.
Via Daily Wire:
The Senate Judiciary Committee has referred potentially false allegations of misconduct by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to federal law enforcement officials for criminal investigation after the accuser recanted his story.
The allegation was made by a Rhode Island man who claimed that an “acquaintance” of his had been raped by Kavanaugh in August 1985 on a 36-foot boat in Newport, Rhode Island after meeting him at a bar.
“In a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and FBI Director Chris Wray, Chairman Chuck Grassley sought a criminal referral of the actions by a named individual who provided Congress with the information, diverting Committee resources from an ongoing investigation,” The Senate Judiciary Committee said in a statement.