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Fbi couldnt and shouldnt do. >> its not for the fbi. if you look at what joe biden said, he said they dont do this. i dont think the fbi really should be involved because they dont want to be involved. if they wanted to be, i would certainly do that, but as you know, they say this is not really their thing. >> so, if yesterday was an historic whirlwind, today we all have historic whiplash. manu raju is "outfront" for us live on capitol hill right now. manu, where do things stand right now? >> re...

And lisa graves is back with us. barbara, if you were teaching your law school class tomorrow one lesson about this hearing today, what would that be? >> well, its that you cant get to the truth unless you have done the investigation that it takes to get there. i felt a lot of sympathy for rachel mitchell today as she was asking questions because she had to ask them in a vacuum. she did have the benefit of an fbi investigation in advance to talk not only to the witnesses who were going to be tes...

Chair woman would be a pretty good concept for republicans. >> or even just woman. just a woman on the committee. but a very good point. and saying, oh, the republicans are jamming this through and saying were going to just -- it doesnt matter what evidence is up. were going to get this vote. lindsey graham saying i dont care what the accusers are saying, were going to get this vote. really? theyre really saying that that is the investigation, that that is as good of an investigation as the fbi?...

Important, but not necessarily determinative. what happened today is the committee votes to move this nomination forward. its striking what we just saw from the president of the united states who is typically one to lash out at accusers and to defend the accused and here have we ever heard the president speak about a woman who claims sexual assault in such a manner? im not sure that we have before. at the same time maintaining support for brett kavanaugh but notably the president acknowledging t...

To be true. now, what i will agree on is the absolutism now that im seeing that just because somebody says that, that it is absolutely correct. that may or may not be true. there is a history in this country, and nowhere should judge kavanaugh -- i know im going to get the dont make the comparison. this is not about him. but there is a history in this country of black men being blamed, and that being the standard, just because somebody -- we could look at mateo as an example. that little boy los...

Really hear them out. there were other people that didnt get that chance. the other accusers. >> what do you think was made clear today that shows that kavanaugh should be elevated to the supreme court? >> first, chris, id like to stipulate that i also like beer, and i drank a lot of it when i was in the united states army. at the same time, i watched this hearing today, and dr. ford really got me, i thought she was authentic, i thought she was courageous i thought her education came through uni...

>> dr. ford, to what degree of certainty do you believe brett kavanaugh assaulted you? >> 100%. >> joining our discussion now barbara mcquade, former u.s. attorney for the eastern district of michigan and a professor of law at the university of michigan. shes also an nbc news and msnbc contributor. and lisa graves is back with us. barbara, if you were teaching your law school class tomorrow one lesson about this hearing today, what would that be? >> well, its that you cant get to the truth unles...

Was interesting in miss leeds comment, she says when something like this happens to you, you remember every single detail. none of these accusers of brett kavanaugh seem to remember anything. and all the -- they have no corroborating witnesses. and tons of witnesses who are saying it didnt happen. weve jumped the shark here, anderson, and its time to get to a vote. >> that is exactly wrong. >> yeah. >> what he -- >> i think its right. >> first of all, they remember vividly what was done to them....

Detached from reality that i think he needs a team of mental health professionals, not just a single one to help him get a grip because he lied so often. he misrepresented the facts, and he -- as you noted, he didnt seem to know that all three of the accusers were not testifying tomorrow. he was under the impression that they were. so weve got a president who is not playing close attention. im not sure hes capable of paying close attention. and in kavanaugh, i think we have a nominee who must fe...

I dont know if he intended to say that but he said it. even as he repeatedly defended the judge tonight who faces three on the record female accusers and two additional allegations. they are anonymous. its hard to put weight on those the same way, but well talk about that. one of them is from 1985, one is from 1998. that makes it a little more interesting. still, anonymous. now, the latest two claims being that way, you know, you just have to look at them as not carrying that much weight, at l...