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Summary of those interviews. and any other evidence that those interviews lead them to. so what i think happens next is that the fbi will go out and not just interview the two witnesses that the committee heard from yesterday, but the witnesses who would have been there or could corroborate the evidence that was discussed at yesterdays hearing. but as im sure you know, whats different about this is it should have been done before the hearing. whats happened today is the decision to send the fbi ...

Just interview the two witnesses that the committee heard from yesterday, but the witnesses who would have been there or could corroborate the evidence that was discussed at yesterdays hearing. but as im sure you know, whats different about this is it should have been done before the hearing. whats happened today is the decision to send the fbi out to do its supplemental background check after the hearing has already occurred, which is strange. >> i will note that i think it was 13 days ago that...

If you dont give the accuser and accused in the fair process. thats what im going to do thursday. >> neil: do you know whether the lawyer then has the authority to question judge kavanaugh? >> yes, she does. >> neil: so it will be dr. ford first, senator, she then leaves the room, judge kavanaugh enters. >> yes. and were doing a lot of this, neil, at dr. fords suggestion. >> neil: okay. >> she wanted a smaller room. we are having it in a small room. she wanted one camera. we have one camera. she...

Grassley said it last week, he said we will have to be the jury. we have to listen to the evidence, weigh the evidence and be the jury. i will not be surprised if mcconnells prediction comes to past and there is a vote and that would likely be early next week, neil? >> neil: john roberts, thank you very much to karl rove right now the former white house chief of staff bestselling author. karl, where do you think this is going? >> well, i think it is going to depend heavily upon the presentation ...

The committee should hear from ford in person before voting. republicans can only afford to lose one vote. >> several democrats calling for delay. including dianne feinstein and chuck schumer. she is the senator ford first reached out to with the allegations. she is a constituent of feinstein. but the chairman chuck grassley calls the timing of the allegations disturbing. the committees vote on kavanaugh is still scheduled for thursday afternoon. supreme court reporter ariane duvogue has more. >...

Post" tip line, if im correct, and this woman, ms. ford, did not want to go public with her name. she was very weary to do so. how did this unfold? >> yes, dr. ford first contacted us in early july, and the timing was this was before president trump named kavanaugh as his nominee, but kavanaugh was clearly on the short list. so dr. ford contacted us and told me her story at that point, but she was terrified about going public. she didnt want to speak on the record. and of course, when someone sp...

Whether its trade or even cutting spending. i think we can find common ground and show the american people that were able to work together. >> live look at times square on this thursday morning. good morning, welcome to "morning joe." its february 10th with us on set, pulitzer priz-winning historian jon meacham and nbc political analyst and former democratic congressman from tennessee harold ford jr. good to have you on board this morning. >> all i have to say is thank god there wasnt craigslist...