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Endorsing ratcliffe. he doesnt know him and said clearly more research is needed. so he can certainly move to advance the nomination. doesnt necessarily mean hes going to vote for him when all is said and done. and i think his fate remains uncertain. there are some republicans, particularly those like collins and gardner who, you know, have vulnerable seats who are up for re-election whose states did not vote for donald trump last time around and may not again who i think will face some pressure...

Couple of days. one thing to keep in mind, wolf, while majority leader mcconnell has made clear senate republicans are moving forward, they also know for a fact at this point in time they dont have the votes. they feel like the investigation will give them the grounds to have those votes, to be able to move brett kavanaughs nomination forward, but there is a lot of we dont know whats coming next. that, wolf, is entirely up to what the fbi finds. >> well find out sooner rather than later. phil ma...

He has written a letter. that is not the same thing as an fbi agent showing up at your door and asking you very specific questions than that has to be done. in most instances of sexual assault there is not another witness. i think it was appropriate for jeff flake to do this and keep in mind the votes were not there because clearly senator collins and senator murkowski were not on the same train without this fbi investigation. republicans want to move this nomination forward, they got to finish ...

Has written a letter under penalty of perjury. >> thats not the same thing as that the agent showing up at your door and asking you specific questions. i think that has to be done. the fact is in most instances of sexual assault, theres not another witness. i think that it was appropriate for jeff flake to do this. lets keep in mind, the votes were not there because clearly, senator collins and senator murkowski were not on the same train without this fbi investigation. if republicans really wan...

>>chris: wait a minute - - he has written a letter under penalty of perjury. >> thats not the same thing as that the agent showing up at your door and asking you specific questions. i think that has to be done. the fact is in most instances of sexual assault, theres not another witness. i think that it was appropriate for jeff flake to do this. lets keep in mind, the votes were not there because clearly, senator collins and senator murkowski were not on the same train without this fbi investigat...

Negotiating, its really all about november 6. >> brit: certainly a part of it is that it is about the delay. the democrats win on this. get past the midterm, witnesses might come forward. so unless and until there is a vote, it is all good for the democrats because you cant move the nomination forward without one, the case remains forward. others will come forward, as we saw within the last 24-36 hours. they are all week, really. democrats have a good talking point. calling for an fbi investigat...

Brett kavanaugh has spent much of the last week behind closed doors at the white house, prepping with lawyers at the white house, with communicators, such as raj shah to prepare for how hes going to answer these kinds of questions in the hearings and in that interview. he stuck to the same talking points. he was what we call on message. its important to point out the white house had been doing much of the defense of kavanaugh in the days leading up to last nights interview. weve only see a few w...

Doomed at this point? >> its hard to see a scenario in which the nomination is revived. the problem is that senate republicans are not coming out and defending jackson, and theyre not giving any indication that theyre ever going to support this nominee. itll be be a lesson to see how the meetings with the white house staff went. once they start to lose senate republicans with the margin so small theres just no way to move this nomination forward, and sources are worried that these are the kinds ...

Small theres just no way to move this nomination forward, and sources are worried that these are the kinds of he said, she said allegations that are hard to prove or disprove, that once theyre out there, once the nomination is so tainted its really hard to get it jump started again. the damage is done. >> again to both your points thats why a vetting process is so important, a thorough vetting process. you guys mentioned, you know, about getting someone credible after this that people may be con...

Prickly about moving any nomination forward, and i think that leaves jeff sessions right where he is, continuing to do the job with this continuing reign of twitter annoyance, but he will do the job. what wont happen is the rest of the presidents agenda will be slowed down by this distraction. >> how so? >> capitol hill is distracted by it. well, because if this is what youre talking about, look at when he had that lunch with the republican senators over health care. suddenly that whole day, and...