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Testimony. on direct examination questions can last into the minutes. but even on cross examination when questions are yes or no, even then to get to where you want to get to, it takes a while to build up the foundation. five minutes is going to be a real challenge to get to any substantive information. >> it seems like in this case kavanaughs answers are better kept short if hes going to get so many questions so quickly. >> thats the safe thing to do. it will be interesting to see if he gets em...

A nebulous of this being like a criminal trial. because if they do that, then in peoples minds, the defendant in this case kavanaugh, will be afforded what we consider due process. a presumption of innocence. the burden will be on the accuser. and if you want precedent for this, look no further than the clarence thomas/anita hills hearings where they did exactly that. they spoke of the burden on the accuser. i believe orrin hatch did that. but that is critical if they want to cast this as a crim...

Dont worry about everything you hear. were going to plow through this and confirm kavanaugh. thats one big fight. then theres the fallout that might or might not affect the midterm elections. will the way that the all male republican senators treat her make women even madder in november than they already are? there are a lot of layers to this. i agree. everything is getting conflated and it should be teased apart but were in a highly fraught political moment. howard: im glad she was able to come...

Hear. were going to plow through this and confirm kavanaugh. thats one big fight. then theres the fallout that might or might not affect the midterm elections. will the way that the all male republican senators treat her make women even madder in november than they already are? there are a lot of layers to this. i agree. everything is getting conflated and it should be teased apart but were in a highly fraught political moment. howard: im glad she was able to come forward and she will be heard. ...

And cnns presidential historian and former director of the nixon library. i first real quick want to go up to this deadline. there isnt anything except political pressure causing them to rush through this here. so do we think we may kind of work this out? >> yeah, so i dont know. maybe well have have five more extensions. theyre racing against the political clock. they want him confirmed by october 21st. and theres a slight risk they go to democratic hands in which case kavanaughs nomination,

Looking into the character of the nominee. in this case kavanaugh. and then again that could be extended or by the white house. and the results they find are just turned over to the white house and its up to the president to decide if he still baps the nomination or wants it withdrawn. >> if that were to go ahead. at the moment its not. if an investigation did go ahead what questions would they ask? and is it in kavanaughs interest to have an fbi investigation to clear his name? otherwise he wil...

60 men and women who attended georgetown prep who knew brett kavanagh signed a letter to refute the allegations, writing he had never met her. >> is your client 100% confident hes never met ms. swetnick? >> he doesnt know her. shes never met her. weve had people already calling our office saying they dont know her. >> the senate judiciary committee is inquiring about a possible new sexual misconduct complaint against judge kavanagh. according to a transcript of a phone call released by the commi...