Accusing Blumenthal News Today

>> heather: talk about that. the continuing fallout over his meeting with senator blumenthal thats getting a lot of attention right now. >> reporter: no question about it. it has really escalated into a back and forth between the president of the united states and senator blumenthal. as you mentioned, this coming out of a meeting between judge gorsuch and senator blumenthal of connecticut late yesterday afternoon. blumenthal told reporters after meeting with gorsuch that the judge told him attac...

On that. you havent met with him yet. can you understand where hes coming from if indeed he made those comments? >> i can. i have met with him not officially in my office but had a chance to talk to him. i do think that hes an extraordinary pick because he is so highly respected. probably the most respected of the people on that longer list that president trump had. i think with regard to those comments, he is asserting the independence of the judiciary as the founders intended. i think its anot...