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On and hes a loyalist to the president of the united states who has expressed that he wishes to shut the investigation down. if thats not even the appearance of a conflict then i dont really know what it is. and again it just gets back to the point i was making earlier, this is so central to the basic principle of legal practice and the basic -- of legal ethics more than anything else. theyre flying in the face of it right now. and the rules seem to not apply anymore. >> our department of justic...

>> frank. >> well, time will play out. we all have learned through history that we can never accurately predict how a supreme court justice will conduct himself or will rule, but there are going to be cries of conflict of interest as we see the court decide cases. youre going to see increasing protest over the issue of whether judge kavanaugh must recuse himself when it involves cases of the democratic party. when it involves cases that may involve the white house. were keenly interested in whet...

That switched parties. >> murkowski was interesting. whether or not you believe brett kavanaugh on this, his behavior at the hearing doesnt rise to her high standard of how a judge should behavior. she talked about the need for an impartial and nonpartisan judge. the appearance of his behavior raised questions about that and in the midst of that fbi investigation, some of that was papered over. progressives have lost the supreme court for a generation. campaign finance, gun rights, religious rig...

News media, all checks show that hes a liar, he wants to pick his judge to decide his cases, because he is currently under investigation. it questions the very, our institutions, which he wants to destroy. >> where does that put the potential of associate justice kavanaugh? while sitting on the supreme court? if a court case relative to donald trump rises to supreme court level here, what happens? i mean, can you assume hell have a fair and impartial -- >> no. you cannot assume that. the appropr...

Candidate rather than impartial judge when he went on fox news to talk about the potential appointment, when he wrote that op-ed. those are things people, candidates running for particular office does. i dont think he can go to the court without an asterisk next to his name. i think there will be an asterisk next to every opinion he issues because the integrity of the court is at stake. when you have someone that displayed the kind of partisanship that brett kavanaugh displayed, i dont think we ...

Im don lemon. judge brett kavanaugh looks hours away from a seat on the supreme court. americans and the senate are bitterly divided. can senator susan collins laid her cars on the table with a 45-minute speech defending her decision to support cask thawinthawin kavanaugh. lisa murkowski explained her opposition on senate floor tonight. >> even in these situations, the standard is that a judge must act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the independence, integrity and im...

>> youre asking about blackout -- i dont know. have you? >> could you answer the question, judge? just -- so thats not happened? is that your answer? >> yeah, and im curious if you have. >> i have no drinking problem, judge. >> nor do i. >> thats independent and impartial? thats apolitical? of course trump liked his performance. kavanaugh was bombastic and beneath the dignity of the station. signature trump traits. he says he was there as a son and husband and father and that what you saw is him...

When youre innocent, poise, calm in the face of criticism reflects your power of belief. losing control suggests something incriminating. kavanaugh is who he was in that hearing for better or worse. does he have the pedigree? yes. the record of decisions? yes, if you favor conservative rulings. did he do what his accusers say? we dont know. in fairness to kavanaugh, there is no overwhelming proof outside the accusers, but that must be corroborated and we havent seen corroboration. we also havent...

Their way for kavanaugh. h they had kavanaugh to write that op-ed to make his last pitch to senators before they begin the voting process that he could be an impartial and independent judge. returning to some of the message themes he first had when he began confirmation hearings. they know social securiits a p calculation at this point. the one problem for the white house is president trump is not personally very persuasive or effective with these particular senators. these are not senators who ...

>> 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...