Cory Booker said he ‘knowingly’ violated Senate rules by releasing Brett Kavanaugh email — but he did not

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Sen. Cory Booker early Thursday said he “knowingly violated” Senate rules and released an chain of emails from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

However, a spokesperson for Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said later in the afternoon that the documents dubbed as “committee confidential” were in fact cleared for release around 4 a.m.

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