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Intentions. so i think the chief justice would understand that it would be important to try to form a consensus whether its 5-3, whether its 6-2 and not go into this on a tie decision, that erode the credibility of the institution. if you go back. i played a leading role in the confirmation fights for chief justice roberts and justice alito in the bush white house. if you go back to his testimony. >> which one? >> to roberts in those hearings. you very much see a person who cares deeply about th...

Theres also real concerns about we need somebody who is fair-minded, who can be objective. who can make sure we can have the independence to push back on whatever they need to push back. for example, the events of this past weekend. really serious concerns about whether the trump administration respected the constitution and even respected the courts. >> tucker: if i can just interrupt -- you are protesting a specific nomination. >> we are protesting a nominee and questioning whether that nomine...

We need somebody who is fair-minded, who can be objective. who can make sure we can have the independence to push back on whatever they need to push back. past weekend. really serious concerns about whether the trump administration respected the constitution and even respected the courts. >> tucker: if i can just interrupt -- you are protesting a specific nomination. >> we are protesting a nominee and questioning whether that nominee has the and dependent mind, will be a fair arbiter and have th...

Objective. who can make sure we can have the independence to push back on whatever they need to push back. for example, the events of this past weekend. really serious concerns about whether the trump administration respected the constitution and even respected the courts. >> tucker: if i can just interrupt -- you are protestingg a specific nomination. >> we are protesting a nominee and questioning whether that nominee has the and dependent mind, will be a fair arbiter and have the independent j...

He planned to be the arbiter on whether executive branch actions are right or just. imagine if he said the justice department would defend only those that he deemed to be wise. i can hear the how wills of protect, the condemnation and calls for opposition. thankfully he is not so arrogant as that. senator sessions -- they refuse to tell the truth, even about something as simple as support for the violence against women act. he support and supported it in five and again in 2014. mr. sessions is h...

House that is the arbiter of which regulation of which is cut and which is not. the president say this would, quote, massively reduce regulations for big and small and called it one of the biggest ever. go ahead, stephanie. >> in terms of regulation, regulation exists to protect the small guy. its like an insurance policy. now coming off the financial crisis, we saw a massive surge of regulation, whether youre talking masmall business or big banks most you would speak to would say they feel stra...

Appointing of this nominee this week, and if he gets one more, which will tilt the court -- do you think there will be any republicans, any conservatives in the senate that will really stand up and really say, wait a minute, we cant have extremists in the court? >> gosh, i hope so. if there is ever a time to show backbone and courage, both sides of the aisle should be doing it. because once this person is on the bench, the supreme court is the final word on the arbiter of the constitution. so it...

Openly that we may remove the sanctions that were put in place by the obama administration. all of this makes me very uncomfortable because i think that its troubling when you have the president of the united states complimenting or saying even neutral things about such a horrible dictator like vladimir putin. >> rick, how does jop mccain, lindsey graham react if president trump lifts the sanctions on russia? >> i actually dont think he will. the way donald trump operates is he doesnt have a lot...

Theres no evidence to support it. i dont like the idea of public officials standing up to make assertions where theres no evidence to support it. i think its important to be consistent. i would have criticized the obama administration for standing up to say the attack on benghazi was because of a video when it wasnt. i tonight think the government should be in the business of saying things that are untrue. and i dont believe our president should be saying that 5 million votes were cast illegal w...

It. i dont like the idea of public officials standing up to make assertions where theres no evidence to assert it. i think its important to be consistent. i would have criticized the obama administration for standing up to say the attack on benghazi was because of a video when it wasnt. shouldnt be saying untrue things and right now shouldnt be saying five million votes cast illegally when theres no evidence. but idea of who gets to be arbiter of what is and is not true, theres a reason why so m...