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Caldwell, an msnbc political reporter who has been covering this rapidly developing story on the hill. leanne, this morning, the one thing that seemed certain was either mitch mcconnell didnt have the votes and he was calling the bluff of his own caucus and saying im just going to put this on the floor and see where we are, or he went in thinking he did have all of his ducks in a row and kavanaugh would be confirmed. do you know which of those two things is more true this morning? >> hey, joy. i...

Not matter, collectively we can make a difference. and i think thats what republicans are afraid of come november. >> adam, senate staff veterans like lisa and mow and me, are never quite as cynical as people might think we are, because we all know about the power of one, and we all know at any moment a senator might stand up and stop the moving train, and every once in a decade or so we something like that happen. >> yeah, and its been an amazing week, because it was exactly one week ago that m...

Calling the bluff of his own caucus and saying im just going to put this on the floor and see where we are, or he went in thinking he did have all of his ducks in a row and kavanaugh would be confirmed. do you know which of those two things is more true this morning? >> hey, joy. i dont know if either one of those are necessarily true in the sense that he knew he had a lot of ducks in line, but there were still these outstanding senators. i mean, jeff flake came out this morning before the commi...

So when folks basically say, you know, that each individual does not matter, collectively we can make a difference. and i think thats what republicans are afraid of come november. >> adam, senate staff veterans like lisa and mow and me, are never quite as cynical as people might think we are, because we all know about the power of one, and we all know at any moment a senator might stand up and stop the moving train, and every once in a decade or so we something like that happen. >> yeah, and its...

He said, rosenstein should continue to do his job, protect the independence of the doj, and if the president intends to obstruct justice, force trump to fire him. >> well, wow. i have great respect for adam schiff. hes a stalwart, but im not sure i understand the logic of what hes suggesting there. that -- for me, that would be a take-home question. >> i gotcha. i think hes saying if you -- i think hes basically saying call him at his bluff, and hes calling it obstruction of justice if he -- you...

>> well, wow. i have great respect for adam schiff. hes a stalwart, but im not sure i understand the logic of what hes suggesting there. that -- for me, that would be a take-home question. >> i gotcha. i think hes saying if you -- i think hes basically saying call him at his bluff, and hes calling it obstruction of justice if he -- you know, if he continues to meddle in the investigation or if he fires him, hes saying its -- its obstruction of justice. >> well, yeah, that -- you could certainly ...

Rosenstein is not willingly leaving and that he has for now at least called their bluff and said if youre getting rid of me its because youre firing me. so i think, you know, i think sekulows comments are a part of a larger message that was kind of a white house spin that actually didnt work. >> for the record the white house has said that people are resigning when they have actually fired them. >> thats the scam. he caught them. he called their bluff. if youre going to fire me, you have to say ...

Several times. >> and then someone noticed that little piece of paper right there. what was that? coming up -- >> so that was just kind of a shot in the dark? >> absolutely. >> and it hit its mark. a bullseye. >> im thinking, thats the end of the book. >> but does the gambler have one more bluff in store? when "the player" continues. . and your sister-in-laws... tennis partners... chatty coworkers... youngest daughters... entire judo class. one shot can make a world of difference. walgreens ha...

Democratic senators will ask the questions and christine blasey ford will have two counsels at the table with her during that testimony. >> i know you have been following the back and forth and negotiations over what led to this, the announcement of this hearing. i want to get your reaction to what we know it will be like. >> im pleased with dr. ford and her counsellors and advisers who were able to negotiate and really call the bluff of the senate about whether or not she was going to follow th...

We want to hear from her. were not ready to vote. thats three votes there. there are probably more. so she was able to essentially call his bluff and say, listen, im not coming on monday. im going to take my time. ill prepare properly. shell drive to get to d.c. she is coming on thursday and she won that face-off precisely because she does have nower. at any moment she can go before the cameras and you know what, at any moment she can bring other people who would be confirming witnesses in terms...