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For the collective punishment or declared to the burden of proof is on the accused rather than the accuser. all of that is happening right now in washington and more. its not just brett kavanaugh under assault, elected officials have announced they no longer believe in our western understanding of justice. it is no president of that here, its stunning. you should pay close attention to what is happening because it could affect all of us. this shift began late last week with these remarks from th...

If you dont give the accuser and accused in the fair process. thats what im going to do thursday. >> neil: do you know whether the lawyer then has the authority to question judge kavanaugh? >> yes, she does. >> neil: so it will be dr. ford first, senator, she then leaves the room, judge kavanaugh enters. >> yes. and were doing a lot of this, neil, at dr. fords suggestion. >> neil: okay. >> she wanted a smaller room. we are having it in a small room. she wanted one camera. we have one camera. she...

Could not corroborate the story. enter stormy danielss lawyer michael avenatti, some democrats just brett kavanaugh does not deserve presumption of innocence. >> under no circumstances should brett cavanagh be confirmed with a lifetime appointment to the us supreme court before mark judge testifies under oath and before my client, doctor ford, and any other accuser, has her day before that committee under oath at an absolute minimum. >> brett cavanagh is seeking a lifetime appointment to the sup...

That is not credibly made. and right now the answers he gave to martha mccallum last night and in his letter to senator grassley were based upon an interview in the "the washington post" and the one letter that dr. ford wrote to senator grassley. that doesnt cut the mustard f she has allegations of this magnitude, she has to state them under oath. brian: exit question on ramirez. the seconds accuser that appeared in the new yorker feature. >> isnt that totally discredited by now? brian: senator ...

Of the 11 republican senators? we dont have a name. we dont know. >> she says that shes looking forward to hearing from both sides under oath. >> lets move on from there. >> fox has confirmed that judge kavanaugh was interviewed today by the judiciary committee by his accuser. kavanaugh again denied it with democratic staffers listening in, but the democrats did not ask questions. >> brett: thanks. the clergy sex abuse scandal is driving people away from the catholic church. when i found out i h...

Was overshadowed today once again by the kavanaugh controversy. >> reporter: thats right, wolf. overshadowed by events back home, and the president today offered his most stunning comments to date in the fight over brett kavanaugh,, raising doubts about the second woman to accuse the supreme court nominee of sexual misconduct. the president appears to be running out of patience with the nomination process, accusing the accusers of being part of what he called a democratic con game. on the world ...

Democrats are saying these new allegations are proof of a pattern that kavanaugh has. they think it helps them. what we have is republicans wanting to move forward. mcconnell will move forward to a vote soon. democrats say they need to investigate the new allegations. you have swing republicans you need to watch. if they are convinced by kavanaugh and the interview last night and this thursday, he might advance. at this point, they are not convinced. >> in the interview, kavanaugh talked about b...

Ramirez feel confident enough to make the charge. >> i would say that is extremely typical of these stories when dealing with trauma, alcohol. >> does the story of your partisan? >> why did she come forward? because senate democrats are looking at the claim. >> reporter: the new yorker did not find a single eye witness, only one person who claimed to have been told by someone else in the new york times found the story and fit to print thing it interviewed several dozen people and could find no o...

Related to a democratic smear campaign. the democrats on the other side of thing saying this is more of a reason to have an expanded fbi background check and hold on the hearing with christine blasey ford, the initial accuser. this is a testimony with enormous stakes for the supreme court nomination and stakes for how the senate deals with allegations like this. stakes for the country given the moment we are in. what will happen after the hearing? mitch mcconnell made no bones about it. he said ...

Its poignant. no, the point is not whos asking the questions. the point is who the witnesses are. and there are only two witnesses and thats the problem. >> all right. kirsten powers, jeff toobin, more on "the new yorker" article and the second accuser. well speak with one of the correspondents, ronan farrow, when we come back.