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President. and tara, kaitlan mentioned kellyanne conway coming out on tv and saying, yes, this woman should be heard. and of course, she speaks for the president. and she says she talked to the president and this woman will be heard. but you also have to take into account the presidents own past, right? >> thats right. >> and his own accusers and so it -- you know, you -- one may wonder why he hasnt said anything, but its like, if hes saying this woman should be heard -- >> right. >> then what a...

Hed be willing to have a public hearing when you -- >> i didnt talk to him about that, but i may have said we probably need to have a hearing. you know, explain why this is. >> all right. so bringing all of you guys back. and maeve, thats the point you were getting to. and the fact is that senator hatch is -- it seems like hes taking the side, you know, or believes judge kavanaugh and thus the inference is, well, she must have gotten her accusers mixed up? whats your interpretation of that? >> r...

Kind of precedent this would set. the prosecution says it influenced the campaign, as you point out. theres a thousand things that influence a campaign on a positive way. maybe i want to buy $5,000 suit, with my own money. theres a lot of things. maybe i want to buy an old used chevy and trade in my brand-new cadillac so it looks better in the campaign, that positively influences the campaign. let me ask you something, members of congress, we know this as a matter of fact, settled ethics complai...

Other women with colleagues attesting to him about his relationship and mentoring with women and now it looks different. >> sandra: 65 women have spoken on his behalf that have known him since high school and vote for his character. this attack -- >> the allegation is coming at the 11th hour right before he would be confirmed by committee and eventually confirmed by the entirety of the senate. if there are other accusers thats a different story. the "washington post" even reported that the alleg...

Kind of precedent this would set. the prosecution says it influenced the campaign, as you point out. theres a thousand things that influence a campaign on a positive way. maybe i want to buy $5,000 suit, with my own money. theres a lot of things. maybe i want to buy an old used chevy and trade in my brand-new cadillac so it looks better in the campaign, that positively influences the campaign. let me ask you something, members of congress, we know this as a matter of fact, settled ethics complai...

And so i would not be surprised if she decides she will come speak to the committee. >> the president is planning to stand by judge kavanaugh. thats based on conversations with four people close to the white house. politico reports, quote, three of those people also said they expect the president to go after kavanaughs accuser, rather than to turn on the judge. they noted that trump has done so before, not just announcing his own accusers, but also attacking those of others, notably failed alaba...

Asked if kavanaugh would withdraw his nomination, the white house issued a firm know. politico says sources noted that the president has made this kind of move before, not just denouncing his own accusers but also attacking those of others, notably failed alabama senate candidate roy moore. if anything, if somebody can be brought down by accusations like this, then you, me, every man certainly should be worried we can all be accused of something. lets talk a little bit about the judge kavanaugh ...

House counsel don mcgahn today. theyre being quite tight lipped. we know from bob woodwards reporting fear, a friend who faced these similar allegations, quote, you have to deny, deny, deny, and push back on these women. if you admit to anything, any culpability, youre dead. that was the big mistake you made, he allegedly told this person. never admit. liz, how does that apply today? >> well, look, donald trump is a very, you know, inconsistent person. we dont really know how hes going to act ...

Undermining the credibility of accusers, is this really a hill that all these republican senators and, forget all of them. look at susan collins and lisa murkowski. is this a hill theyre really going to want to die on? >> i talked to some democratic chiefs and those are the two senators theyre most focused on as you know from your time on the hill. flake, youre right. if democrats were the only ones objecting here, it would be a tough spot for them because theyd have their base telling them stop...

Those hearings to have the senator say he cant possibly serve. remember, that was a democratic panel. that was democrats had the majority in the senate. clarence thomas performed well enough that the panel wasnt flipped to vote him out and to say that he should not serve. that is why i say kavanaugh needs hearings. this is a republican, you know, panel, republican senate by two votes. and if he needs to be able to address the charges being made against him, which again is a 36-year-old charge by...