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Introduction It’s a real honor to be here at The Heritage Foundation. This is one of the most important institutions in our nation’s capital—indeed, in the entire country. For decades, The Heritage Foundation has led the way in promoting policies that advance freedom, prosperity, and individual liberty. It’s been a stalwart in the fight to confirm textualist, originalist judges who will interpret the law as written, not make policy. I’m particularly honored to have been invited to deli...

Legal subjects pretty extensively. >> was this is one a factor? >> a factor is his entire record. >> kavanaughs entire record also includes what he wrote in 1998, whether the constitution allows indictment of a sitting president is debatable. were left to wonder which side of the debate hes on right now and how much that issue weighed on president trumps mind when he picked kavanaugh. joining me now is ben whittis, nbcs legal analyst, and author of "confirmation wars, preserving of i understande...

So how old do you want to be when you retire? assesses the state of the battle in the confirmation wars. uhh, i was thinking around 70. alright, and before that? you mean after that? no, im talking before that. do you have things you want to do before you retire? oh yeah sure... ok, like what? but i thought we were supposed to be talking about investing for retirement? were absolutely doing that. but theres no law you cant make the most of today. what do you want to do? id really like to run wit...

Consume the first 100 days of the presidency? >> james: we have already been talking about it so much. if it prevents the trump administration from doing other things that may be a risk they cant avoid. next up, a vote coming soon on the presidents pick for attorney general, the panel assesses the state of the battle assesses the state of the battle in the confirmation wars.

I think the risk becomes does it consume the first 100 days of the presidency? >> james: we have already been talking about it so much. if it prevents the trump administration from doing other things that may be a risk they cant avoid. next up, a vote coming soon on the presidents pick for attorney general, the panel assesses the state of the battle in the confirmation wars. so they can detect and repair corrosion before it ever becomes a problem. because safety is never being satisfied. and alw...

Escalation of the confirmation wars. there is a well-qualified nominee who was unanimously confirmed to the court of appeals ten years ago with no opposition, who has had ten years to build a record of universal respect. president obama, solicitor general, wrote in "the new york times" yesterday that he has great confidence that he would be the sort of judge who could restore confidence in the rule of law. and stand up to the administration of necessary. >> martha: thank you very much. remember,...

Escalation of the confirmation wars. there is a well-qualified nominee who was unanimously confirmed to the court of appeals ten years ago with no opposition, who has had ten years to build a record of universal respect. president obama, solicitor general, wrote in "the new york times" yesterday that he has great confidence that he would be the sort of judge who could restore confidence in the rule of law. and stand up to the administration of necessary. >> martha: thank you very much. remember,...

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