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Donald trump has put all sorts of people -- there is one thats gone down over racism, and thats it. republicans will give trump whatever judges he wants. >> thats where murkowski and collins are so important. they were willing to buck their party on defending obamacare. they do not seem willing on something incredibly consequential for two decades as kellyanne conway has said. this is something they really have to sit back on because they claim to be for open bipartisan processes. what weve seen...

They treated merrick garland. you know the irony, kavanaugh and garland are probably two of the very best judges in our country. with long records to look at. truly, they come from different angles. but they are outstanding people. and they dont deserve to be trashed by congress. neil: is what it is i guess in the republican numbers being what they are, it doesnt look like judge kavanaugh has any possibility of not becoming just as kavanaugh but what are your thoughts? >> i dont know, i am not a...

Likely on the 26th enough time to be seated on october 1st when the new supreme court term begins. leland: whats amazing, throughout this whole time the names you just mentioned collins and murkowski on the republican side and heitkamp and donnelly and manchin on the democratic side. the same names we were talking before the hearings and after the hearings. we will have a panel with their take aways on the kavanaugh confirmation hearings. were any minds changed? thats coming up in a couple of mi...

But i think they were largely appalled by what he went through. some of them are quite close to garland. chief justice roberts and garland clerked for the same lower court judge. it was in fact garland who helps roberts, a promising lawsuit, get that clerkship. now, they may not agree with garlands philosophy or the coach, i think they agree that the process is broken. theyre not going to, of course, speak out. i flipped to some of that isnt the book but i couldnt tell you which justice might ha...

The highway traverses the west coast from to canada. the confirmation hearingtor brett kavanaugh is over. the final day seemed more like an after thought. kavanaugh wasnt there, he wasnt supposed to be, his testimony finished last night. chief legal correspondent shannon bream is where a wrapup of what we saw and heard. >> shannon: his supporters feel like theres almost no way he wont get confirmed. his critics have a tough job ahead to flip two republicans to vote no. theyre keeping an eye on t...

Not do anything to offend like senators paul, collins, or murkowski, i think when this vote is called, i predict he will get several democrats to vote with him.ow he deserves more, but he willal probably end up with 54. >> tucker: it would be amazing if he could pull that off. dana perino, we are going to keep this short. thank you. out of the headlines, robert muellers investigation grinds on.is new questions that the doj may have broken protocol to c investigate the trump campaign. plus, we ar...

Garland. there is no question that is lingering out there. there is a lot of bitterness on democrats on that side, and i also think among democratic senators when many of them cast their votes youll see that issue of merrick garland raised again and again. perhaps that will even be at the forefront in kavanaughs qualifications or views on these issues might actually take a back seat to some of that ongoing strife between the two parties about the supreme court. >> kim, youre a lawyer and not a p...

Most recent nominee to follow garland. there is no question that is lingering out there. there is a lot of bitterness on democrats on that side, and i also think among democratic senators when many of them cast their votes youll see that issue of merrick garland raised again and again. perhaps that will even be at the forefront in kavanaughs qualifications or views on these issues might actually take a back seat to some of that ongoing strife between the two parties about the supreme court. >> k...

Time goes on to convey an urgency about a wrong done to merrick garland two years ago when were talking about a nominee that is not even the most recent nominee to follow garland. there is no question that is lingering out there. there is a lot of bitterness on democrats on that side, and i also think among democratic senators when many of them cast their votes youll see that issue of merrick garland raised again and again. perhaps that will even be at the forefront in kavanaughs qualifications ...

From him, any effect this is likely to have on the outcome? your thoughts on both. >> well, i think these last days of the hearing where people get to come in and you know, right after john dean was paul clement. one of the most highly regarded supreme court advocates right now and conservative republicans who supports kavanagh. so these last days tend to be a chance for people to say what they think. i dont think they effect votes and in terms of affected votes, i guess you could say the only q...