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Accusation. >> even if its all true, does it disqualify him? certainly it means he did something really bad 36 years ago. but does it disqualify him from the supreme court? >> start with that last question. whats your answer? >> the fact that this candidate, for senate, doesnt believe that someone who assaults a young woman, whos a minor, 15 years old, assaults her, covers her mouth when she tries to scream, and that storys being corroborated by people who have heard this story before, the fact ...

And my colleagues are saying oh, its just an allegation, well, its not just an allegation. you assess their credibility. thats their job as senators. theyre supposed to assess the credibility of people who are coming forward to say i dont think this persons trust worthy. i dont think this persons telling the truth. theyve lied under oath about their past and then to roll out a fox news interview as if its an fbi investigation. a fox news interview is not an fbi investigation. they didnt even ask...

Legislative branch, but for the integrity of the judiciary, i think it is important that we have a process that is viewed as credible and respected. >> for more on where kavanaughs nomination stands im joined by democratic senator kirsten gillibrand of new york. whats your understanding of where things are at right now? >> well, i feel like what were seeing from the republican party, and certainly the white house is just attack, deny, attack, deny, and try to shove this through so quickly so tha...

Nominee brett kavanaugh, an allegation kavanaugh denies. even putting aside the massive stakes for both parties, its shaping up to be a very strange scene. for starters, the 11 republicans of the committee, all of whom are men, are not planning to ask questions. theyve hired a woman instead to do the job. >> we have hired a female assistant to go on staff and to ask these questions in a respectful and professional way. >> they dont say who their new assistant is, all we know is that she is an ex...

To the claim by ms. ramirez, that she was drunk, that she was confused, is and that all of this is a "con job in his eyes". i hope american women are paying attention. president trump has shown in words and deed that he doesnt value women. hes attacking someone whos come forward, a survivor. they wonder why survivors dont come forward, its exactly this reason, because theyre treated so poorly, by the commander in chief. shes being berated, accused of lying, disparaged publicly by this presiden...

York times" were very interesting, someone who we should be watching. and senator jeff flake as well, whos on the committee. theyre not doing the questioning, but it will be interesting to see his reaction to the responses. >> it was flake saying he would not vote out of committee. i bet murkowski and flake are not in the pocket of mcconnell. he needs one of those two. thank you both. coming up, more, the "female assistant" the republicans have hired to interview kavanaughs accuser. why democr...

Worthy. i dont think this persons telling the truth. theyve lied under oath about their past and then to roll out a fox news interview as if its an fbi investigation. a fox news interview is not an fbi investigation. they didnt even ask all the relevant questions. and the fact that he downplayed his drinking while his best friend wrote a whole book about their drunken behavior, the fact that his college roommate said that he would come home drunken and would come home belligerent, the fact that ...

>> the fact that this candidate, for senate, doesnt believe that someone who assaults a young woman, whos a minor, 15 years old, assaults her, covers her mouth when she tries to scream, and that storys being corroborated by people who have heard this story before, the fact that she told her therapist five years ago, the fact that she told her husband five years ago, a friend a year ago, the fact that shes taken a lie detector, asking the fbi to investigate, those are all indicia of truth. the fa...

To assess ms. ramirezs claims is also unacceptable. so i just feel like theyre just pushing this through at all costs. >> the president today referred to the claim by ms. ramirez, that she was drunk, that she was confused, is and that all of this is a "con job in his eyes". i hope american women are paying attention. president trump has shown in words and deed that he doesnt value women. hes attacking someone whos come forward, a survivor. they wonder why survivors dont come forward, its exact...

On this topic, maligning deborah ramirez, a second woman accusing kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, which kavanaugh also denies. >> now a new charge comes up, and she said, well, it might not be him. there were gaps. she said she was totally inebriated. and she was all messed up. and she doesnt know it was him, but it might have been him. oh, gee, lets not make him a supreme court judge because of that? this is a con game being played by the democrats. the second accuser doesnt even know -- he shi...