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Full and thorough investigation. >> senate republicans declared victory announcing the fbi had found no corroboration or for the claim by deborah ramirez that kavanaugh exposed himself to her in college, an allegation he denies as well. its hard to find corroboration if youre not even looking for it. the headlines speak for themselves, fbi probe ignored testimonies from former classmates, fbi background check appears to have been highly curtailed, white house approval to talk to kavanaugh and fo...

Others in the legal profession think its disqualifying. its amazing how my fellow republicans have decided to just forget that they actually questioned judicial temperament when justice sotomayor was going through her nomination, and she didnt display anything. it was because she made a comment about being a passionate latina. and youre telling me that what we saw last week is something that would not have been alarming to you if a woman had done that? >> man, woman -- >> its off putting to wome...

Others who are in the legal profession think its disqualifying. and i think -- its amazing to me how my fellow republicans have decided to just forget that they actually questioned judicial temperate when justice sew mow m sotomayor was going through her nomination, and she didnt display anything. it was because she made a comment about being a passionate latina. and youre telling me that what we saw last week is something that would not have been alarming to you if a woman had done that? >> man...

Thats not for the people in my house. >> it does seem the only time we see this new comfort by the republicans, it seems like one of their own. >> for did come up in the kavanaugh stuff. it was a lot about class. sophomores in high schools renting beach houses? this was not a world i was familiar with in brooklyn and queens. youthful indiscretions, it shouldnt matter. fair minded people can come down on both sides of what he was accused of if in fact he did it. that was disqualifying. all the ex...

Before him, the brave survivor who offered credible and powerful testimony about the sexual assault, blamed that testimony on left wing cabal and the clintons. so this op-ed in no way removes the issue of temperament and it is the reason that former justice john paul stevens today said that performance last week was disqualifying, and why thousands of lawyers and former judges around the country are writing to us, asking us to disapprove this nomination. >> i should point out, because i made thi...

Theres that argument. i think its also interesting to try and straddle the line with, i think hes going to be an independent jurist when he was somebody who came out last thursday and talked about clintons revenge and revenge for the 2016 election. that sort of thing in normal times would usually be disqualifying for everybody involved, not just for democrats, not just for people who dont agree with the nominee but for everybody involved. that is not normal. and thats going to cast a shadow over...

For many, concerns about judge kavanaugh go beyond the allegations. his temperament is going to be a huge issue. his independence as opposed to being a political operative is going to be big for senators. at least some. and theres questions after his bombastic testimony a week ago about how he would be on the bench. today former justice john paul stevens called the way he acted disqualifying. not his pedigree, his actions in that hearing. judge kavanaugh is trying to do damage control now. he wr...

Republicans are calling the fbi investigation thorough. so they now have cover. democrats call it a sham. for many, concerns about judge kavanaugh go beyond the allegations. his temperament is going to be a huge issue. his independence as opposed to being a political operative is going to be big for senators. at least some. and theres questions after his bombastic testimony a week ago about how he would be on the bench. today former justice john paul stevens called the way he acted disqualifying...

Max, this is a quote from kavanaughs op-ed. he said "i was very emotional last thursday more so than i ever been. i might have been too emotional at times. i said a few things i should not have said. i hope everyone can understand that i was there as a son, a husband and a dad." what do you think of that? do you think its going to convince senators that he has the right temperament to be on the supreme court? >> well, well find out in about 24 hours, don. its clear what that op-ed indicates is h...

Acrimony, rage and revenge, literally threatening senators. it was a kind of unmasking, a revelation. and it is the reason that john paul stevens, a former justice of the supreme court said it was disqualifying. why other judges and lawyers around the country have said that they believe that it was disqualifying. no judge should threaten a potential litigant. and by the way, in blumenthal versus trump, a lawsuit on the -- clause i am a potential litigant, threatened potential lawyers who may app...