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Make the law the judge must interpret as written. informed by history the president made the decision, last night. hehe immediately telephoned bret cavanagh to say youre my choice to be the nominee for the supreme court. >> the other candidates got calls saying maybe next time. shannon, we found out why there was so much conflicting information. it is because of the speed of thehe nomination process and the late decision the white house prepared four background packagings on all of the understan...

I will read that later in the show. whats the first reaction? >> john: obviously by the people in the room here, its a reaction of welcoming judge brett kavanaugh to the nomination process. i think there were a lot of people that thought he was the perfect person for the job, one of the most powerful circuit courts of appeal in the united states and the d.c. court of appeals. john roberts as well as antonin scalia, judge clarence thomas, warren burger, so many supreme court justices come from th...

Actually almost said the very same thing in the speech on original assembly, separation of powers, on fidelity to the constitution. i will read that later in the show. whats the first reaction? >> john: obviously by the people in the room here, its a reaction of welcoming judge brett kavanaugh to the nomination process. i think there were a lot of people that thought he was the perfect person for the job, one of the most powerful circuit courts of appeal in the united states and the d.c. court o...

On capitol hill this morning, posing with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, posing with vice president mike pence as well, kavanaugh a 53-year-old graduate of yale law school. he was nominated by president george w. bush. president trump this morning says he expects the nomination process to go smoothly. >> last night was an incredible evening. brett kavanaughs got rave review, rain reviews, actually from both sides. and i think its going to be a beautiful thing to watch over the next mont...

House. his relationship with donald trump, as far as i know, is nonexistent prior to the nomination process that culminated yesterday. and so, you know, i know donald trump values loyalty a great deal. i dont think any president should expect loyalty from a supreme court nominee, and i dont think that that will weigh especially heavy in brett kavanaughs mind if this issue ever comes up while hes on the court. >> let me change gears really quickly and go to roe v. wade. democrats right now are sa...

That is entertained during these moments, wolf, that somehow these are unique examinations. they arent. there is a game afoot. we know that partisans want certain ideals captured in their justice selections and we know that there is going to be a shell game played in the nomination process and then in the confirmation process well hear all the things youre supposed to hear from a judge. then they get on the bench and they do very different things. weve seen that with the last two choices. i expe...

This nomination process took place at lightning speed just 12 days between the announcement of justice anthony kennedys retirement and tonights announcement of the nominee to replace him. and with only 83 days left before the start of the supreme courts next term, the process for confirmation will have to keep moving just as quickly. president trump is suiting up for a bruising battle over his nominee. anyone of his choices will cement a 5-4 conservative majority in the court. today the democrat...

Is that a suggestion that gorsuch carried the day during his nomination process or democrats did not push back hard enough? because if you listen to a lot of the commentary on the left, you are dead right about that. they are going to put up a fight. >> absolutely. listen, there will be a huge fight. it will be a little different for each candidate whichever one the president picks. but it all really comes down to five senators in the u.s. senate. three of them are democrats. manchin, heitkamp, ...

And enforce limits on government power. that will excite the presidents supporters across the board. >> bill: at one point you said you can throw a dart at the list and you would be happy with any of the picks. i dont know if the president feels that way but thats your words. democrats have a different view of all this and you are getting ready for the fight in washington, d.c. when you compare it to the nomination process of neil gorsuch. it has the sense and taste of a very different battle. h...

On the judiciary committee. thank you for joining us tonight. what do you want to hear from the president tonight? >> he will appoint merrick garland. >> if he doesnt and pick some names like the ones rumored, what is your message to him and how do you build a coalition to stop a nominee not acceptable. >> we have to look a little bit beyond the nominee themself and tell the nomination process and special interests that want to be reassured they will win in court in cases which the judge needs t...