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>> this whole two-week effort has been a calculated and orchestrated political hit fueled with apparent pent up anger about president trump and the 2016 election, fear that has been unfairly stoked about my judicial record, revenge on behalf of the clintons, and millions of dollars in money from outside left wing opposition groups. >> and this. >> youre saying theres never been a case where you drank so much that you didnt remember what happened the night before or part of what happened? >> your...

Question, judge? just -- so, you -- thats not happened? is that your answer? >> yeah, and im curious if you have. >> i have no drinking problem, judge. >> reporter: today, stevens said kavanaugh does not belong on the supreme court. >> i think that his performance during the hearings caused me to change my mind. >> reporter: kavanaugh himself has spoken about the importance of nonpartisanship and temperament for a judge. >> its important to have the proper demeanor, to be calm amidst the storm. ...

Testimony when kavanaugh got into a back and forth with senator klobuchar. >> youre saying theres never been a case where you drank so much that you didnt remember what happened the night before or part of what happened? >> youre asking about blackout. i dont know. have you? >> could you answer the question, judge? i just -- you -- thats not happened? is that your answer? >> yeah. im curious if you have. >> i have no drinking problem, judge. >> nor do i. >> i want to point out as rich also point...

Inconsistent. i think im somebody who a week ago was very happy when the senate paused and agreed to do this fbi investigation. but i think it was a complete sham. i think it was actually worse than doing nothing at all. dr. ford had several people that she wanted interviewed, they were not. debbie ramirez, the other credible accuser, had 20 people she wanted interviewed. they were not. i think the most telling fact is that judge kavanaugh himself was not interviewed, because he was treated -- h...

Lets go back to the hearing room to see the way brett kavanaugh handled that question and his demeanor in the face of that question. >> so youre saying theres never been a case where you drank so much that you didnt remember what happened the night before or part of what happened? >> youre asking about blackout. i dont know. have you? >> could you answer the question, judge? just to you, thats not happened? is that your answer? >> yeah, and im curious if you have. >> i have no drinking problem, ...

World of difference in the decision on brett kavanaugh. the fbi conducting a supplemental investigation at the request of arizona senator jeff flake and finding no evidence to support allegations of sexual assault. joining me now republican senator roy blount of missouri. he has read the document. as i understand it, you went back to look at it again. was there something you thought you had missed or were you on the fence about it? >> i wasnt on the fence about it at all. i thought the staff sum...

Were they g-men ornd? were they acting as g-men or tools of the white house. >> i dont know what a g-man is. >> you dont know the old 30s movies, but -- the fbi guys. >> ultimately, the white house is their client, so they are restricted. but they know and they recognize -- >> well, theyre not pinkertons. they work for the united states, not the just the president. >> but the white house is ultimately the client. and as greg said, there are things that the white house can limit the scope on. and...

The reason you are going to ignore 20 years of distinguished service to this country and impeccable integrity and throw that away, sorry, thats not going to wash. >> did you find christine blasey ford credible? >> i thought she gave compelling testimony. i said it at the time. she gave compelling testimony. >> did you believe her? >> i believe that she thinks that happened. i dont believe that you can look at all of the evidence and say judge kavanaugh should not be confirmed based upon that bec...

Or part of what happened? >> its -- youre asking about, yeah, blackout. i dont know -- have you? >> could you answer the question, judge? i just -- so, you have -- thats not happened? is that your answer? >> yeah, and im curious if you have? >> i have no drinking problem, judge. >> well, after watching that hearing, mark oszler, a yale law school classmate of kavanaughs, who had originally supported his nomination, retracted his support. in a letter written with another yale law school classmate...

Contrary to my record and character. my statement and answers also represents my deep distress at how these allegations have been handled. going forward, you can count on me to be the same kind of judge and person i have been for my entire 28-year legal career, hard-working, even-keeled, open-minded, independent, and dedicated to the constitution and the public good. hes billy bud. this is melville. hes wrongly accused. >> even-keeled and open-minded? >> you know, jason, what im talking about. >...