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Losing their majority after the election in six weeks, so that is why you see this absolute frenzy to get this done. well see -- well see, the other thing i think we should keep in mind, as much as republicans are saying they think the independent voters are turning, and saying that hes not getting a fair shake, you have people like michael avenatti and others warning more accusers are going to come out. what happens to the russia investigation if president trump fires rod rosenstein? more on ...

Kavanaugh, the confirmation hearing. coming up, we are supposed to hear this thursday from both the judge and his first accuser, the one accuser, dr. ford. a system of these protests have grown in size, certainly have grown in emotion and so now you see this one man being carted out on capitol hill. we will cover the news as it happens to my point was if there was not enough journalism in the room for the time to cover the second accuser, what was the bar for the first one? im just asking. >> ke...

Im curious about what changed with republicans because as late as last week, most republicans were saying that they wanted to hear dr. ford out. that she should be given a chance to talk. today theres been a bit of a different tack in the way theyre talking about the accusers. since ms. ramirez came out and made her accusation, republicans are calling this more of a big conspiracy on the part of the democrats, this is all political. what changed and usually when there are more accusers theres mo...

Like a vast left wing conspiracy. >> ruth? >> well, i was around for the vast right wing conspiracy, and i think its really telling the shift in tone and emphasis and argument from kellyanne conway and everybody else. kellyanne conway led the pack, and i thought very smartly at the start of this, when she talked about how dr. ford needed to be heard and her story needed to be understood and we could move on from here. weve moved from dr. ford should be heard to democratic orchestrated smear camp...

It. jennifer, let me go to you first. we heard from the president there, questioning the motives of the accusers, questioning the attorneys. you heard the president speaking there moments ago, he said you should look into the lawyers here. hes clearly pointing to politics. what do you make of the strategy shift? >> i dont think its helpf fufo them. what youre looking for to tell if a witness is telling the truth is corroboration. its very hard for the president or anyone else to say someone is o...

Democrat on the judiciary committee said she stands with the accusers. >> it is really important not only for these survivors to be heard but if the stories are as credible they need to be believed. >> it will come down to credibility on thursday. whether folks here on capitol hill believe the accuser, professor ford, or whether they believe judge kavanaugh. >> sandra: thank you. >> bill: lets go down to cajun country. were trying to work through this and figure out what happens next with steve ...

Something, we are left with the credibility of the two witnesses. i said, his creditability is already questionable in my mind. as i said, we cannot have somebody on the supreme court who does that, doesnt get the basics of the law. >> before i let you go, do you think theres another shoe to drop? do you think there are more accusers that may come forward with allegations? >> whether someone else comes forward or not, we have created an environment that makes it hard for anyone to come forward, ...

Ridiculous. the senator is is going to say whatever he needs to say, but attend of the day it comes down to perception. i find it upsetting that i treat a sexual assault allegation not a trial. >> theres no playbook, or a set of rules. it is very ad hoc and entirely political. the president is right on that. it is all political. and the audiences for the claims are the public and the senators and what you see now is a series of blocking and delaying maneuvers. the point of getting the fbi involv...

And saying, you know, like the president did, this happened 30 years ago. why are we just hearing about it now? its awfully fishy. mcconnell last week told the president thats not helpful. today was saying the same thing on the senate floor. as women see these accusers dismissed leading into the election, whatever cahappens wi kavanaugh, thats not helpful for republicans. >> professor ford has invited the scrutiny and, really, the turning upside down of her life and of this, hat she describes as...

A letter today to the senate judiciary committee that regardless of his accusers, he will not step down, and the president bagging him by calling it purely political. >> well, i am not sure, first of all, that he has a choice. you may have to step down if he does not have the boys. im not sure that he would allow this to go through on the floor for a vote. the bottom line here, the republicans have an offense problem. you have grassley, both of them were on the committee during the meeting. both...