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Paper, the right thing to do was give her a public forum and a full forum to tell her story. but the right thing also requires judge kavanaugh given a full and fair opportunity to defend himself. the american people watched that testimony. and you come away with a number of conclusions. it is clear their testimony is in direct conflict. what they said is directly conflicting. judge kavanaugh categorically and unequivocally denied the nominations. so the question is, how do you resolve that discr...

But surely if this was a case she was considering prosecuting, she would have tried to get some kind of statement, some kind of evidence out of mark judge. >> yeah, absolutely. and you know one really telling moment i thought that concerned me was when judge kavanaugh was asked, are you going to ask for an fbi investigation. you say you want to clear your name, heres your opportunity. and he said something that he has to know is inaccurate when he said the fbi doesnt reach conclusions. that -- t...

S >> we still dont know, right? its sort of frustrating because stephanie was calling it the other lane. the lane here, instead of yes or no was lets find out more. thats the lane that flake has now opened up. i think used his leverage quite ef effectively. i think its a sensible thing to do. he may get to the end of this and his initial vote from this morning, yes he wants judge kavanaugh to go on the court, he may well end up there. the thing about tribalism and what we fight so hard against i...

Do you believe hes set and then secondly, what do you think is going to happen with collins? is this cover for them to vote yes or are they holding back their decision until they know more? >> sure, so first this was quite a remarkable development that happened today. when we started the morning, we did not think this was going to happen. democrats have been calling for an investigation now for weeks and republicans were not giving in. as far as if flake is able to potentially vote no, its absol...

Hearing, of all the members and the questioner could have had a fuller record to ask questions from. >> and barbel ru, apparently, rachel mitchell met with all the republican senators tonight and told them that she could not have prosecuted a case like this based on the information that she had in that hearing today. but surely if this was a case she was considering prosecuting, she would have tried to get some kind of statement, some kind of evidence out of mark judge. >> yeah, absolutely. and ...

The fbi explicitly does not in this or any other case reach a conclusion, period, period. those are his dual period, not mine. i condition the quote. the reason why we cannot rely on the fbi report you would not like it if we did because it is inclusive, so when people wave an fbi report before you, understand they do not, they do not, they do not reach conclusions. they do not make as my friend points out more accurately, they do not make recommendations. in other words, the role of the fbi is ...

Anything obviously doesnt understand anything. the fbi explicitly does not in this or any other case reach a conclusion, period. they say he said, she said, they said. so when people waive an fbi report for you, understand they do not. they do not. they do not reach conclusions. they do not make recommendation recommendations. the fbi then provided us with the allegations. now it is up to the senate to assess their credibility. which brings us to this very time. i look forward to a fair and resp...

This or any other case reach a conclusion. period. period. those are his dual periods. not mine. i continue the quote. the reason why we cannot rely on the fbi report, you would not like it if we did because it is inconclusive. so when people wave an fbi report before you, understand they do not, they do not, they do not reach conclusions. they do not make, as my friend points out more accurately, they do not make recommendations. in other words, the role of the fbi is to flag issues. those issu...

Period. they say he said/she said/they said. period. so when people wave an fbi report before you or even bring it up now as something prospectively, that wasnt in his quote, understand they do not, they do not, they do not reach conclusions. they do not make recommendations. senator hatch? >> mr. chairman -- >> do you need a break? >> in chairman mr. chairman -- >> let me say for the record we have asked. you said nobody has asked the fbi. i actually have. i think others have and i think that t...

So i want to assure senator durbin regardless of what you say to senator -- don mcgahn, were not suspending this hearing. proceed to answer the question or whatever or if the -- >> i just say this. if you, judge kavanaugh, turns to don mcgahn and to this committee and to get to the bottom of the truth of this, im not going to be an obstacle to an fbi investigation, i hope all the members of the committee would say were going to abide by your wishes and well have that investigation. >> i welcome ...