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Millions of americans to marry the person they love, consumer rights, workers rights, the powers of the president which i think would become an imperial presidency if he becomes a justice on the supreme court. yesterday, my opposition solidified because of temperament and fitness. which i believe he lacks. by virtue of this greed that he sat here and gave up his views still are disqualifying for me. but his character and fitness ought to be a reason for everyone to vote no. we saw witness yester...

The girl was mortified and i was furious. im not sure hes the best character witness. >> now, look, not that this matters, its about the truth of what he says about himself, this is not a trial about guilt or innocence. its a job interview. its a credibility measurement for the highest integrity position we have. i dont believe its disqualifying to have partied in high school or college. but him telling the truth about himself is a more relevant standard. was brett kavanaugh known at yale as a v...

Drinking problem. is that what you want to hear from a potential united states supreme court justice? fair question. >> i totally hesitate to judge someone whos in the situation that he found himself in yesterday frankly. he -- im sorry, to judge just their tone or their tenor. he admitted that that was an inappropriate question or over the line and he apologized, but the fact that he was emotional and even, you know, resistant to some of the questions i dont think it surprising at all and i don...

Assuming other democrats are in the same position as you. you made up your mind before the hearing. >> theres needs to be an investigation. for any judicial nominee. you have to have a completed fbi background check. these allegations have come to light after they concluded that check. that background check likely didnt include the investigation of these claims. >> last question. you open to changing your mind? >> based on everything i have heard today, no. and before these allegations came to l...

She says she saw him drink excessively and fondle girls without their consent. she says she witnessed kavanaugh and others trying to get girls so drunk so they could be gang raped. described the behavior she says she witnessed. >> of the things that are in your sworn statement, the particular things you regard as disqualifying? >> i think all of the above. thats not the type of behavior that anybody at any age should do. i dont think women should be treated that way. i dont think any human being...

Justice, for the supreme court or any judge, you have to have a completed fbi background check. these three allegations have come to light after they concluded that background check so that background check likely did not include the investigation of these claims. >> last question. are you open to changing your mind? >> based on everything i have heard to date, no. and before these allegations came to light, i thought judge kavanaghs record was disqualifying. his view on womens rights, the fact ...

Select someone for an incredibly important job and a position, and you had a lot of qualified candidates and as youre finishing the hiring process you learn of a credible allegation that if true would be disqualifying. wouldnt you either take a step back and conduct a thorough investigation or move to a different candidate, and why not agree to a one-week pause to allow the fbi to investigate all these allegations and allow you an opportunity a week from now to have the folks present in front of...

You had a lot of qualified candidates. as you are finishing the hiring process, you learn of a credible allegation that, if true, would be disqualifying. wouldnt you either take a step back and conduct a thorough investigation or move to a different candidate? and why not agree to a one-week pause to allow the fbi to investigate all these allegations and allow you an opportunity a week from now to have the folks present in front of us for us to assess their good ability and for us to either clea...

Process to select someone for an incredibly important job and a position you had a lot of qualified candidates and as youre finishing the hiring process, you learn of a credible allegations that if true would be disqualifying. wouldnt you either take a step back and conduct a thorough investigation or move to a different candidate? and why not agree to a one-week pause to allow the fbi to investigate all these allegations and allow you an opportunity a week from now to have the folks present in ...

Judge in the room at same time laughing at her. >> former democratic congress woman donna edwards. thank you, and thank you for your patience waiting for us to get to you. were joins at the table additionally by two very good lawyers, mia wylie and ari melber. this would be six minutes away fromma from ari melber so you get to divide the time. ari, first to you, what exactly have we witnessed today. >> well weve witnessed amidst the anger and the attacks across the entire process, we havent been...