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Of this nature to be heard. i have seen firsthand what happens when such a process is weaponized against an accuser and no one should have to endure that again. i want to get your aaction to that. that needs to be respected. i think he was also referring to what we saw during the course of that hearing for judge kavanaugh in which a number of documents committee confidential were made public. talk a bit about that. the critiques of this process as weve seen this time around. >> sure. the other t...

You know, the fbi is doing nothing more than putting it in his file and presenting it to the white house. the white house could ask that the fbi investigate it or they could -- the senate or the senate finance committees could ask that they investigate it, but i dont think it is going to happen. >> cathy, you bring up the analog to what happened with anita hill in the early 90s. she has issued a statement. given the seriousness of these allegations, the government needs to find a fair and neutra...

I am just curious as to what you are picking up and hearing, the reactions to this allegation in either party around town. >> certainly, the white house is taking this very seriously because this is -- when you have allegations like this, this is a serious matter. but i think that people dont quite know what to do with it because this is an anonymous allegation. its different than many of the allegations in sort of this me too era that have come forward where you know who the accuser is and wher...

The senate judiciary committee then reopened the clarence thomas hearings and heard from anita hill. after which clarence thomas was then confirmed by the senate 52-48. and before anita hill testified clarence thomas was probably on his way to getting at least 80 votes in favor of his confirmation in the senate. the senate confirmation committee has the same option now. the committee can slow down the process and reopen the confirmation hearing if judge kavanaughs accuser changes her mind and is...

The impeachment when democrats take the house and go unhinged. i think a lot of the public has tuned out the investigation because it is very intricate, and at the same time theyre looking at the economy which republicans are trying to boast off but theyre not feeling the economy. theres a disconnect between how great the economy is and how people are doing. when you ask the question in polling, are you better off than you were a year ago or two years ago? most people say theyre the same or wors...

Florence isnt letting up. were monitoring conditions there. were going to have more live updates just ahead. right now, we have some breaking news on the u.s. supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh. cnn has confirmed details of a letter to democratic senator dia dian dianne feinstein that describes a womans claim that kavanaugh assaulted her when they were both in high school in the 1980s. ronan farrow has been digging on this story. he has a new report thats out. ronan, thanks very much for j...

She says kavanaugh pushed her into a bedroom and along with another male, kavanaugh locked the door, played loud music which the accuser says precluded her from being heard when she yelled for help. she says both men were drunk and says kavanaugh allegedly tried to take off her clothes and allegedly had his hand over her mouth. at one point because of this, the accuser said she feared for her life but was finally able to leave the room and eventually left the party. theres no indication the woma...

Opportunity. >> they did have those closed door q&a sessions with him as well if they wanted to, they could have done it then. have you spoken to the -- >> and it didnt come up in that context either. >> yeah, i know. have you spoken to the accuser since the story broke and do you think she might change her mind about identifying herself publicly? >> the accuser declined to comment for our story and ill leave it at that, wolf. >> could there be, potentially, based on all your reporting, other wo...

Terms of what could be the next public stage all up to the potential accuser here as to whether or not she wants to engage in this publicly. now, the fbi absolutely has a mandate to try to speak to this complainant. they are still on the background investigation of a supreme court nominee. they have information that they need to know. i am sure that the fbi will make an effort to contact and speak to this person, but this person is under no obligation to speak to the fbi. >> frank was just sayin...

Which you could have that conversation while still respecting the confidentiality of the accuser, and i think its a very complicated political situation. dianne feinstein is running for re-election this year. she has a challenge from her left. the memories of anita hill and the politics around it, the accusations against joe biden at the time, having chosen not to interview additional accusers against clarence thomas at the time. obviously the sensitivities around this in the me too era are high...