Democrats say past FBI background checks cite sexual misconduct by Brett Kavanaugh -- Republicans call it 'more false smears'

U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday accused Republicans of “mishandling” information about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, demanding they correct a claim that past FBI background reports contained no information about inappropriate sexual behavior or alcohol abuse.

In a letter to Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, eight of the 10 Democrats on the panel said information contained in a Republican Twitter posting “is not accurate and must be immediately corrected.”

Further details from the Democrats were not provided. They noted in the letter, seen by Reuters, that they were “limited” in what they could say about the background investigation in a public setting.

Judiciary Committee Republicans countered that the Twitter post was accurate.

“Nothing in the tweet is inaccurate or misleading. The committee stands by its statement, which is completely truthful. More baseless innuendo and more false smears from Senate Democrats,” committee Republicans said on Twitter.

Reporting by Richard Cowan and Amanda Becker; Editing by Tom Brown