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Perspective. >> when this is over, people are going to say, i didnt trust how it was done, i want to see whats in that report. i feel that there was a lot of deception going on here, and they shouldnt be left feeling that way, and it could have been easier to do by a different process. its not your fault. youre not defending it for what it is. thats what im worried about, well talk about it after they decide. >> its done the same way its always done. if all parties agree to disclose what was in ...

Today an on slaught of protesters swarmed capitol hill, many of them survivors of sexual assault. there was another dramatic elevator confrontation, this one turned out really differently than what you saw with jeff flake next.

Is not consistent with the facts, thats an issue. we have to get to the bottom of that. overarching this one-week arbitrary deadline. will all questions be answered or will they allow the bureau to investigate or will they allow a full review? >> sounds like they want it by friday. >> i think youre right. >> its this elevator confrontation when two survivors of sexual violent confronted jeff flake. but hes not the only republican senator getting an earful. watch what has happened to senators mit...

Pennsylvania and paul butler former federal prosecutor and msnbc analyst. what a day, i think he started today saying hes going to vote i to get it out of committee. a lot of things happened. tell me how the sequence worked that led to this over time in the game, if you will? >> chris, it was really remarkable. we in the morning got this statement from jeff flake that said im going to vote for judge kavanaugh, and we all thought, you know, that was potentially that. that was potentially going to...

Does, the justices will consider him a full player among the nine. >> all right. well have a lot more information in a weeks time. joan biskupic, david drucker, douglas brifrnkley, thank you a for being with us. is it the moment that changed everything? coming up, what jeff flake is now saying about the elevator confrontation that played out on live tv. >> look at me when im talking to you! youre telling me i might as well not matter, what happened to me doesnt matter, and youre going to let t...

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>> and so there it was. republican senator jeff flake suddenly calling for the fbi to investigate more. his call followed then by alaska republican lisa murkowski and red-state democrat joe manchin of west virginia, then republican susan collins of maine. all suddenly calling for an fbi probe. by days end, it was a done deal. a weeklong background check on judge kavanaugh, limited in scope, and starting today. and our breaking news, a source telling us that the president is blaming senator flake...

Be only comfortable moving forward on the floor -- ill move it out of committee, but i will only be comfortable moving on the floor until the fbi has done more investigation than they have already. it may not take them a week. i understand that some of these witnesses may not want to discuss anything further. but i think we owe them due diligence. >> and so there it was. republican senator jeff flake suddenly calling for the fbi to investigate more. his call followed then by alaska republican li...

Barry goldwater who would like to bring the disparate parts of the party together. the party in turn has said no thanks, were fine, but i think he really was impacted by that elevator confrontation. >> i couldnt take my eyes off him when they were talking. >> if you know him a little, you could read on his face how uncomfortable he was, how he was in the moment, taking it in. i mean, for anyone to be across from that must, im sure, be really sort of jarring and disorienting, but to take it in an...