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Now, you never know what theyre really producing. you never know if theyre finding evidence of a crime. you dont even know what questions theyre asking. but its significant to me that they have spent this much time with michael cohen and cohen is being as cooperative as he is because he doesnt have a deal with a prosecutor, at least not one we know about it. >> can mr. trump still claim tis is ridiculous witch hunt as we head towards the mid-terms? >> maybe legitimately he cant claim that, natal...

Vice president talk about how odamaging it was back in 1991, and thehere are a lot of potentl pitfalls and what is the tone of the questioning, and will they give her the benefit of the doubt, and will the questions convey that? they are heading into the midterms where they are concerned about potentially losing the house, and holding onto the seats in the senate. so they are very aware of the optics of this and that is why broadley, you have the republicans saying that we need to hear from her ...

Appointment. there are certainly better qualified, highly qualified people who could do the position of supreme court justice well. this is just incredibly distressing. >> senator, thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you. >> coming up, we will continue to follow the breaking news of a possible, possible wednesday hearing for brett kavanaughs accuser and the no win situation for republicans. some evangelicals are warning they may stay home for the mid-terms if judge kavanaughs nomination fall...

There is the added political issue of the mid-terms. he probably will quiet down during that time. but i think whats very ominous for the president is this whole kind of surrounding ring of people close to him cooperating. now mueller does potentially have the information he needs to make the decision about obstruction. >> understood, we will be watching closely. shan wu. thanks very much, as always. coming up next, i.c.e. arresting dozens of undocumented immigrants who came forward to take ca...

November, and that is a bold prediction, but i have been saying on your show and other shows for a while now that 2018 mid-terms reminds me very much of the 2006 mid-terms where everyone was talking about the possibility of the democrats taking back the house and not the senate, but they did both in 2006 and who knows, maybe uncle joe right. >> but the calendar is so much worse, and it is historically bad and defending 23 seats, and the fact is that one of the races is are right where you are, y...

Harry reid got rid of, and you used to have 60 votes to pass somebody through the senate which made the process tamer, but we are where we are, and one of the problems is president trumps history of bad behavior r rubs off on everything that he touch, and judge kavanaugh has that problem, and frankly, the media is sympathetic to the accusers a sond he is being squee squeezed by both sides here, and nobody knows what the real truth is, and we are in a highly politicized environment with the mid-t...

Congress. its an extremely delicate topic. its a topic that is really hit a touch stone in american cultural life right now and happening less than 50 days before the mid-terms. whats our count? 46. its a delicate topic at a delicate time and they are trying try ing to abdicate by having someone come in. >> we just got this in to cnn. a source close to christine blasey ford said she will talk to the fbi today about death threats against her. they are not looking into the allegations with kavanau...

Very seriously any allegations of sexual abuse. >> despite that, mitch mcconnell seems very positive. he told at the value voters summit that this thing is going to go through and it will be -- well see justice kavanaugh on the supreme court. >> well, he was talking to the values voters summit. hes preaching to the choir. thats what they want to hear. hes trying to mobilize republicans to vote in the mid-terms. i dont know that you can know that until you see the two of them. you want to see how...

Its only the mid-terms. its not like an election year where they can wait and not -- if kavanaugh gets denied and they leave it vacant for 2020? thats not realistic at all. they should follow obamas advice. >> neil: incredible. liz harrington, thanks very much. >> you bet. >> neil: people that bet with their money, if youre thinking we have a constitutional crisis or we could have a supreme court position that could never get filled for maybe months, maybe years, you think panic would settle in....

>> 46 days from the mid-terms and the question obviously is will democrats take over the house in november? colorados 6th district is the ultimate battle ground. we paid a visit there earlier this week. a visit with the chinese community. a i had spanish church. an ethiopian celebration all in one afternoon. the break neck pace, being there for his district is republican congressman mikes calling card. >> im not your republican congressman. im your congressman. i want them to see me and they do ...