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Now, look, you got this letter in july. why didnt you bring it up in the hearings, behind closed doors, in a closed session? they are really questioning the timing on one side. >> joan, how do you see this playing out because now we have senator flake who has come forward and essentially said lets hold off, lets pump the brakes. lets hear from this accuser. lets do some investigation. weve also heard from senator lindsey graham also say he believes they need to hear from ford immediately. can ka...

Kavanaugh confirmed and this might be the only way. >> he might want to pick up the phones at the judicial crisis network, a conservative group to find judges and sell nominees. they are planning for the $1.5 million campaign defending kavanaugh saying they are not going to allow a last minute smear campaign on a did good and decent man. >> if she wants to come forward, she should be heard in some way. the reason to question the timing is because it was dictated by senator dianne feinstein who h...

Key senators, many whom will have a key vote, a key say in whether kavanaugh goes forward or not, including senator jeff flake on the judiciary committee. republicans saying he can in good faith potentially vote yes if he does not know more information. also, susan collins, as you noted, tweeting out this morning that she believes that there should be an under oath testimony from both kavanaugh and from dr. ford. here, of course, the accuser that came forward over the weekend. certainly, were ...

Now, john kennedy, senator from louisiana, who sits on the senate judiciary committee, sat for an hour with the rest of the bu rest of the republican senators, sat on the committee with mitch mcconnell, in his office. afterwards he made that clear. he said, quote, there will be a full opportunity for the accuser and the accused to be heard in public. we pushed them to ask exactly what that means when the hearing would take place, would that delay the thursday committee vote. he did not want to g...

Flags to me. and this is just the latest one. this isnt the only one. and i look forward to his testimony. its not in any form in which the senate judiciary committee deems necessary. it should be public just like anita hills was public 27 years ago. >> listen to kellyanne conway this morning trying to send a signal to everybody in the white house, maybe even her boss, about what she thinks the tenor and tone should be about this accusation and the accuser. >> she should not be insulted. she sho...

Assault decades ago. kavanaugh has categorically denied. as of right now eight democratic senators and at least one republican are calling for kavanaughs hearing to be delayed. meanwhile, members of the judiciary committee are working to set up calls with both kavanaugh and his accuser. one lawmaker weve been closely watching is republican senator susan collins of maine. shes been undecided on kavanaugh, and sheers how she reacted a short time ago when cnn asked her about these accusations. >> w...

>> well follow all of this. obviously it is extraordinary, by the way, to release any documents involving the fisa court. >> of course. >> thats amazing. >> and members of congress looked at it and said it was fine. >> this is a rerun. this is a rerun. dont go too far away. theres more breaking news thats coming into "the situation room." the nominee brett kavanaugh and his accuser are getting ready to appear at a public hearing on monday. whats critical thinking like? a basketball costs $14. wh...

Whats false yet. but to not, you know, let the accuser have her say before members of the judiciary committee. if someone sexually assaults you, tosses you on a bed and claps their hand over your mouth, theres a highly likelihood youre going to remember who that person is. and i just think its interesting, you know, because i think were all having these flashbacks to anita hill, it was senator hatchs voice we heard on the clip, you know, that you played earlier -- >> right, way back in the day. ...

Opportunity to question, to hear from the accuser and the accused. well see more details as they emerge. now of course the big question, can he get enough votes to get out of the senate, we dont know that just yet. >> its very interesting. christine blasey ford, the accuser, and brett kavanaugh, the accused, they have agreed to testify under oath before the senate judiciary committee. i assume in open session. but theres no way you can organize that kind of a hearing between now and thursday, ri...

The operation hes been giving the special counsel and the investigation is nearing an end, that its almost at a completion. its going to come right after the midterms, and again, this gives us a little bit of a window into whats being going on behind the scenes inside the mueller investigation. >> interesting indeed. evan, thank you. weve got more breaking news from capitol hill now. lets go to our senior congressional reporter, manu raju. what are you hearing? >> reporte >> reporter: potentia...