Senators in order to try make them comfortable with the idea of voting for him. We learned in the hearings that he really does hold quite outside the main stream views about whether or not a president should be protected from any investigation or any legal liability while he or she is in office. Chats signaled that they thought it might be way out of keeping from normal conservative lawyering. And they had suggested, particularly cory book her suggested that those out of keeping with normal conservative legal views positions, specificly on a president s susceptibility, senator booker and others had suggested that maybe kavanaughs views on that subject might have been why kavanaugh was picked for the nomination in the first place. Brett kavanaugh did not disabuse anyone of that notion this week which ultimately culminated in this rather dramatic declaration from Richard Nixons white House Counsel john dean today as the testimony wrapped up. Under judge kavanaughs recommendation, if a pr
Senate. Speaking of the senate, tomorrow begins days of hearings for the president s latese nominee to the highest court in the land. These were sure to be hyper partisan and pressurepacked even before the white house decided to hold back some 100,000 documents pertaining to Brett Kavanaughs work in the george w. Bush administration, documents Senate Democrats very much would like to see. Cnns abby phillip is at the white house for us this morning. Abby, lets start with the campaigner in chief. What is the president planning this week . Reporter good morning, ryan. President trump is out on the campaign trail this week making three stops, in two cases targeting some vulnerable democrats who are running in some closely watched senate races. Hes going to be in montana on thursday, then north dakota on friday, followed by a Campaign Fundraiser on friday in south dakota. But this is the president really making good on a campaign on a promise to head out and help republicans keep the senate
And lose big. What if its not all about trump . What if theres another side to the equation . Well, there is, and democrats have just reminded the countryry of that. It all began with brettt kavanaugh. Democrats had plenty of ideological reasons to oppose his nomination to the Supreme Court. Hed written hundreds and hundreds of decisions, but they barely mentioned any of that. Instead, in their frenzy to oppose all that trump endorses, they tarred kavanaugh as a rapist. They tried to destroy his family and his life. Evidence of due process were irrelevant they told us again and again. If you didnt agree with that, they would scream at you. We believe survivors we believe survivors i believe her. I believe what she said. It rings true to me. I believe her. A large number of americans believe her. Tucker so those are not ideological attacks. Those are stalinist attacks. And they horrified normal people across the country. Not just rightwingers, but people right in the middle. Ever since
A Senate Committee over Sexual Assault allegation. What degree of certainty do you believe british capital. One hundred one hundred percent. Of this charge. High drama in washington d. C. Voltage to look at what impact the testimony has had on the nomination. Im going to thank you for joining us german chancellor Angela Merkel and turkish president. Have taken the first step in repairing their fractured relationship at a joint press conference in berlin metal admitted that differences between the two countries remain but she said she is hopeful they can find Common Ground addressing the issue of german nationals imprisoned in turkey the chancellor stated she hopes for a swift resolution she said she hoped the two countries differences could be overcome. Everybody will if we know where our relationship particularly in recent years have seen some profound differences which still exist today mainly this is to do with the question. About the rule of law the freedom of the media. And we are
Carolinas where rivers are still on the rise. Is the worst still ahead . And putins poison plan . Members of a russian activist group say one of their members has been poisoned. Did the russian president order an attack on one of his leading critics . Im wolf blitzer, youre in the situation room. There are new doubts this hour about president Trumps Supreme Court nomination of judge Brett Kavanaugh now that a california professor has come forward saying that kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a High School Party more than three decades ago. Kavanaugh denies the accusations, and both are willing to testify under oath to congress. Well talk about that and more this hour with senator Patrick Leahy. Hes a senior democrat on the Judiciary Committee. Our correspondents, specialists, and analysts,a also standing by. First to our chief white house correspondent, jim acosta. The president is said to be privately angry about all of this, but his remarks just a little while ago were relatively s