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Conservative on that court. and i have a lot of questions about neil gorsuch. and i see a pattern to his decisions where he will go to some lengths to support a corporate -- corporations rights over the rights of a potential injured person, for example. >> if you the democrats -- if you guys decide that you are not going to accept neil gorsuch, and you filibuster him, are you open, this is if mitch mcconnell doesnt go nuclear. are you open to leaving this seat open for three and a half years? >>...

Im talking about russias vladimir putin who will be talking about on capitol hill as the house and intelligence committee talks about russiaser into fearing in the 2016 campaign. james comey will be the big witness and be asked a lot about the presidents allegations about wiretapping and possible ties to donald trumps inner circle and russian operative. lots of question there is. also on capitol hill today, a different subject but also high stakes for the president. the confirmation hearing be...

This back to judge james robards court in seattle, for the restraining order came out of another let this whole thing play out. that might take several months to get through that hearing process. the danger on the flip side of going to the supreme court, martha, is that there is no tiebreaker. right now, if the vote comes out at a 4-4 tie, under an emergency appeal, that means the decision goes back to the ninth circuit court. they would have standing. the department of justice also has one last...

They all, each one, has their own kind of area when it comes to a nominee that they care about. and its good to kind of get that sense and it will help prepare for the hearings. but its clear from watching judge gorsuch the other night that he is going to be very, very well prepared. already just by virtue of his experience. and his intellect and his writings. he is going to fare very well in the hearing process. they will see someone that they will have great comfort on the bench as they look a...

Democrats. >> judge gorsuch has hundreds of opinions from the tenth circuit alone. it takes time to go through all that. after the six weeks, then you start the hearing process. >> hopefully one day of hearings, but it could take two days. and then we will have at least a separate day for those who are for or against him. after that process is done, he will be put on the agenda the next week, and under the rules of my committee, any one member of the 20 can hold it over. so obviously hes going t...

But the presidency, not about so much who occupies the white house but the white house. our institution that means a great deal. do you think think of this will spill over into how donald trump gets things done, if you have so many people that instantly are against him, even being in the white house, working with him once he is? >> well, certainly we have seen through the hearing process of the cabinet, central cabinet members, a very strong defiant members of the democrat party really showing u...

Now, he, a transition source telling our colleague that he actually had hired a babysitter at the time to look after his newborn triplets, and he wasnt aware that he had to pay taxes on that. stepped down, similar to the way tom daschle did under president obama had to withdraw when he had a tax issue, but the trump team standing behind mulvaney, suggesting hes not going anywhere. >> manu on capitol hill with the latest. thanks very much. lets get more on all of this, democratic senator joe manc...

Putting this together and shepparding it through. paul ryan said, he wants to get this done in the first 100 days. >> he wants to drain the swamp, i want to know what that looks like, hes a proponent of extreme vetting. this was not vetted when he looked at this candidate? >> no doubt, in many ways, look, as much as donald trump will say, he always thought he was going to win. if you talk to those who were close to him, they were surprised he actually won the election on election day as many of ...

Until youre 26. i think thats a little long in the tooth. im a mom. i hope my kids are on their own by then. but this may be a very clear strategy and moving slowly. part of it is getting tom price through the hearing process because 60 to 70% of this can be dismantled right there at hhs. they probably dont want to talk too much about that. some of it can be done through some of the tax code. this thing is going to be dismantled and theyll open this up to competition. this is what people wanted....

Theres a president to nominate him. so, this is all doing their homework in advance. they cant vote on the nomination until donald trump is inaugurated and formally sends it up to the senate. then the democrats have the option of asking for ten extra days. they may well do that. if thats the schedule, we may see a vote on senator sessions maybe early -- the first full week in february. >> pete williams, our justice correspondent, thanks. our viewers might have noticed our other guest standing by...