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Promise of the start of all this. president biden saying he wanted a diverse cabinet. and now we are seeing the strategic picks. quickly before i let you go, we wanted to mention that you would change the ideological makeup, should someone on that. what will not change? >> like i said, she will be, if confirmed, filling a liberal justices seats. so, as many arguments and as many counterattack as republicans can come up with during this confirmation process, at the end of the day if she is confir...

Its just that the hypocrisy is so high here, you need waders to get through it. >> sandra: that stood out to me. >> i totally agree with jonathan on that, and all the reasons for supreme court justices. and i think kavanaughs hearing was a disgrace, but as i say, the republicans -- and by the way, this is not just courts. i mean, trumps nominees for every position were held up and held up and held up. they played games with the confirmation process that the republicans have not played. >> john: ...

Base for the midterms? >> i cant speak for whether they work for the republicans. certainly worked to gin up the base for the democrats and we talked about that with justice kavanaughs confirmation process. the republicans said that got us engaged and democrats engaged, too, in that election. so i think a thing to recognize is what people saw in these confirmation hearings was a reminder of what trumpism, not just trump himself, but what trumpism reflects is a black woman treated so disrespectfu...

Collective power to really make the change that weve been fighting for. this is a historic moment to demonstrate to voters our votes matter. >> harry, i wonder if we could just go through judge jacksons record for a minute and you could sort of telegraph what you think are going to be the biggest sticking points or advantages for her in this confirmation process. we know that she was part of the panel that rejected former president trumps request to shield white house documents from the white ho...

Know the last minute press conference for this confirmation process have stretched into this weekend. in fact, when i was arriving in the capital yesterday, i ran into judge jackson and her team leaving the capital after a walk through. so we are savoring this quiet moment in capitol hill before the craziness really, begins tomorrow. but already this confirmation process looks a lot different from the most recent one, when compared, to it which is amy cohen barretts confirmation process. there w...

As well its a part of a larger conversation, frankly. dean, i want to bring you in because as youve seen, there has been a number of sbinstance where the faith, the religion of this nominee has been raised in conversation, either from senator lindsey graham, obviously now with senator marsha blackburn, others touched on the issue, it often harkens back to they believe the way in which now justice amy cohen barrett was during her confirmation process, what strikes you about this line of questioni...

Candid judicial philosophy is a fair game, fair to ask if a nominee can uphold a law they disagree with. it is fair to ask about criminal sentences imposed or not imposed and rules and orders and decisions. the confirmation process should be thorough, rigorous and fair. if you of the justices to be fair, why not prove it by acting fairly in your treatment of those justices. joining me now former senator, thank you for joining us. i cannot get over the irony. senate democrats were tough on brett ...

Honor. >> well, thank you both for shedding light on the human, the person, right, behind the judge as well. we really appreciate it and know its a very meaningful week for the both of you, as you watch your friend go through this confirmation process. joe slaughter, steve rosenthal, thank you very much. john? still ahead, the incredible human toll of the war here in ukraine. nearly every person experiencing some kind of loss and suffering. up next, the ukrainian member of parliament experienc...

Candid judicial philosophy is a fair game, fair to ask if a nominee can uphold a law they disagree with. it is fair to ask about criminal sentences imposed or not imposed and rules and orders and decisions. the confirmation process should be thorough, rigorous and fair. if you of the justices to be fair, why not prove it by acting fairly in your treatment of those justices. joining me now former senator, thank you for joining us. i cannot get over the irony. senate democrats were tough on brett ...

Possible use of chemical weapons in ukraine president joe bidens called it a real threat and another day of intense questioning for judge jackson the panel breaking down day three of confirmation hearing also the top republican on the committee but accusations the democrats withheld key documents related to her confirmation process. we begin tonight with ukraines war. correspondent reporting live again for us here but good morning you there jonathan. >> good morning from kyiv were another overni...