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Power imbalance. kavanaugh has the white house. he has those in charge of the committee all behind him. democrats are desperate to stop that, and some argue ford has been stained by her indirect connection to their efforts, which did cause a delay. and for all the talk of sympathy and empathy, before a word of testimony has been heard, with each passing day more and more partisans are doing what they do worst. theyre twisting the situation to suit their purpose. just a few hours ago at the white...

Let me make one thing clear. the industry thats been the hardest hit through allegations of sexual assault and sexual harassment is probably the media. >> maybe thats because we take it the most seriously. and done the most to try to get to the truth of the allegations. >> yes, taken very seriously. >> and not rush people through a process and put them in front of a hostile panel. >> you want me to name names of people in the media who are no longer in the media -- >> doesnt that show the need -...

>> howd you know she talked to friends? >> thats the reporting on it. >> from where? >> different sources that are reporting on it. but, look, youre making good point. do we know for sure, but why not go to the name she offers? >> has she offered names? >> has she been asked to offer names? >> of course shes been asked to offer names. >> i dont know that. but im saying by the senate, has she been asked who else can we talk to? who can prove this? who can we point this to? shouldnt they be asking...

Feinstein who kept it until the hearing was over, and then tried to start the clock again, and you cant encourage that kind of behavior, in that respect i agree with ken cuccinelli, i agree also that -- with your other guest whose name is laura coats -- she said that this is not a court, that its a political decision. part of the political decision is whether you want to encourage that behavior. i dont think you do. >> regardless of the process, and even if it was delayed. delay of what? there i...

>> yeah, i would have agreed with you just as you said it, chris. three or four weeks earlier in the process, and look, this just didnt arise. you cant ignore the fact that a late decision was made, laura may call the republicans move 12th hour, within hours of chairman grassley, knowing of fords name for one. and desire to testify. he set the time based on senate rules which require a weeks notice, and thats what he did. he did it immediately and he very quickly said under whatever conditions s...

Filings forward so we can learn date, time and place. your response? >> so, for me the issue really is that christie at great cost to herself decided that it was her civic responsibility when the background checks were being done for kavanaugh to come forward confidentially with evidence. she is a researcher and shes a scientist and she understands the value of information. and she came forward confidentially back in july with information that she thought should be part of the investigation. and...

The hearing on monday is not possible. her strong preference continues to be for the senate judiciary committee to allow a full investigation prior to her testimony. lets bring in cuomos court here, laura coats and ken cuccinelli. the idea of these conditions from ford if they are seen as a backing off of an original intent. is this a show of weakness, less credibility? how do you see it? >> i dont see it as a show of weakness to say youd like to have process and time to do so. anita hill had ab...

Heard, he should be heard, there should be a process? 100%? how can they be 100% unless theyve done something to discover the truth or falsity of these allegations? if not, how can they be certain? all these questions seem to suggest that they dont know or maybe dont care enough about what the truth is. and lets say both do testify. this is the hardest part. and then no one else does. and the fbi isnt used to at least create a catalog of statements from players that they can find with their agen...

>> i would have agreed with you just as you said it, chris, three or four weeks earlier in the process. and look, this just didnt arise. you cant ignore the fact that a late decision was made. i mean, laura may call it the republicans move 12th, literally within hours of chairman grassly knowing of fords name for one and desire to testify, he set the time based on senate rules, which require at least a weeks notice and thats what he did. he did it immediately and he very quickly said under whate...

Takes us. anita hill came up and said things, some people believed it, some didnt. >> and he was confirmed. let me make clear in case anyone has amnesia at the moment. the industry thats been hardest hit is probably the media, i would think. >> maybe thats because weve taken it the most seriously and done the most to try to get to the truth of those allegations and let people speak and not rush them through a process -- >> people being forced -- do you want me to name names of all the people in ...