Cory Booker posted Brett Kavanaugh's documents online under severe threat from Republicans. But now, officials say they were already cleared for release.

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• New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker posted emails from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's work in the George W. Bush administration online, prompting a massive fight in the Judiciary Committee.
• Republicans said Booker was breaking rules and faced severe penalties, including expulsion from the Senate.
• The former Bush attorney tasked with clearing the emails and documents related to Kavanaugh said the emails Booker released had already been cleared for public viewing.

WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Cory Booker commandeered the third day of Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearings on Thursday to release confidential documents pertaining to Kavanaugh's time working in the George W. Bush White House.

But after his grand display, which could have resulted in expulsion from the Senate under its maximum penalty, it became clear that Booker may have not broken any rules, as the documents were cleared for release Wednesday night.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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