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>> sure. so, again, the presidents mindset is that he wants this done and he wants it done quickly. and thats what we reported, he conveyed. a pretty frustrated call with leader mcconnell on saturday that he basically said you need to hold this vote and you need to hold it now. and of course, leader mcconnell as bob was saying is in a tough situation of trying to explain to the president that look at my public comments. look at my very vigorous floor speech yesterday. im with you. i want judge k...

Believe will bring him out to the camera youre seeing on the left side of the screen. ron is back with us as well. ron, court is back in session at 2:40, were told. what is going to happen next? >> reporter: the judge is researching his options in this particular setting, whether he can order cosby directly to prison or whether theres a possibility of him getting bail and perhaps a sentencing date or a date to show up at a prison some time in the next couple weeks or so. the judge is trying to r...

But in as far as i may talk about the judiciary. this hearing is not a trial. the rules of evidence do not apply. im paraphrasing the exact words of senators from the clarence thomas hearing. thats important to remember because cross examination may have few of the strictures we see in court. in many ways it is a free for all and a political process. >> i think a lot of people are saying thats why you need an investigation to try to ascertain some facts. one of the main focuses of this weeks u...

Whalen at the ethics and public policy center the tweets ed produced with another high school classmate and suggesting that that person was the one who actually was the attacker. theres so many avenues for serious, respectful but legitimate questioning of brett kavanaugh. and also, you know, you did a very good job of showing brett kavanaugh talking about the need for a fair process. well, a fair process would include questioning relevant witnesses, and clearly one relevant witness is the other ...

Im not going to let false accusations drive us out of this process. im not going anywhere. >> is one of the tools that would help judge kavanaugh with his goal, which is obviously for the process to be fair and his stated goal is to clear his name, would be to have sort of a seal of approval from an fbi investigation that is thorough and in-depth and that isnt a hostage to the political whims and calendar. >> it does strike me that in talking to folks on the hill that there are two ways forward ...

Hear from both sides and listen to me and the facts i described and listen to the people who have known me throughout my life. the men and women. the women have known me throughout my life and have known me best. in my job as a judge for 12 years, i have been promoting womens equality. there was a problem with women law clerks hired at the supreme court. i am the leader federal judge in the entire country of promoting women law clerks to get supreme court clerkships. for the last 7 years i have ...

After it became public, thats when the senate did its investigation all week under pet of felony. -- under penalty of felony. >> [overlapping talking]. >> its not just the fbi. senator feinstein sat on this for 6 weeks. there is a process. both of us worked in the senate. there is a process in the judiciary committee. there are allegations like this made all the time without corroboration. there are professional investigators who are nonpartisan who create a confidential process for a person to ...

Should an fbi investigation into these allegations and a pause should happen and sort it all out? if there is nothing to hide, why not have that process? >> i said all along and ashley too. i want to be heard. i was first interviewed last monday, the day after the allegation appeareded by the committee staff under penalty of felony. i denied this and said i want a hearing tomorrow. last thursday. -- last tuesday. a week ago. i want a fair process. america is about fairness. i want a fair process...

Congress in town to do the oversight work. >> martha: you said an investigation needs to be taken on this. there was speculation that rod rosenstein might have decided to throw in the towel is he doesnt want to go through that process. do you think that is true? >> i dont know. rod rosenstein has been evasive in answering questions to the judiciary committee. this is the same rod rosenstein that signed the fisa warrant and the same rod rosenstein that hired robert mueller the day after donald tr...

Memory and were embarrassed but years later in this situation, christine blasey ford says i felt that i wanted to submit what i knew about brett kavanaugh into his file. i heard he was up for this very important position. i wanted to make sure that my story was in there. i didnt want to come forward but i wanted to make sure they had that information. she felt it was important that they know. >> i truly dont understand this. i know brett. i know who he is. >> martha: do you sympathize with the i...