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And its coming from former allies in current allies i want you to take a listen to what the u.s. senator lindsey graham said just a few hours ago. and ive been their biggest offender on the floor the united states senate this guy is a wrecking ball he had this guy murdered in a consulate in turkey in to expect me to ignore and feel used and abused i was on the floor every time defending saudi arabia because theres a good ally theres a difference between a country and an individual the n.b.s. fig...

Now check it out. moments ago outside the supreme court, people chanting, holding signs like "we do not consent." theyre chanting "kavanaugh not welcome here." the thing is hes all right inside. peter alexander is there for kavanaughs first day on the job. >> the court will hear two arguments today on this question about the definition of the armed career criminal acts, specifically what did congress mean when it said you can get a longer sentence if youre a three strikes offender and you commit...

He said. >> whats next? i know youre not drinking? >> no, he definitely will not say that. >> what do you, margaret, think of the treatment he gave cecilia vega. was that sexist or is that the president being the president to all journalists. >> i know there has been a lot of talk about this and as i look about the context of the moment in which were talking about it is respect for women, but ive seen president trump go after a number of reporters regardless of gender. i think its entirely possi...

What is called reformative justice, right? and that session that happened right there, how important is reformative justice in those sessions? >> i mean, so restorative justice is a very simple concept which is trying to facilitate a dialogue between in this case a sexual offender and the survivor. and it is essentially trying to allow the survivor to take the drivers seat and to talk about their own experiences, to talk about the impact that that has had on their lives and in this case the surv...

Survivors in general and it makes them realize are they being believed? and i think theyre demanding, survivors are demanding to be believed right now and thats important. we have so much education around the experience of survivors and the characteristics of an offender and the culture that u sexual assault and it will impact people coming forward and how they talk about survivors as it relates to this case and it will prevent people from coming forward and it may change who they go to and if t...

Is it hes 53 years old and prior to two weeks ago, there had been no allegations. six background checks and detail and thorough and nobody raised any claim like this. now, all of us know from human experience that if someone is a sexual predator and someone is committing the actions that had been alleged, that it is very rare that they are a one-time offender. if someone is carrying out this conduct, they have a pattern of doing so over and over and over again. we have seen powerful men througho...

Six fbi background checks and detail and thorough and fbi check, and nobody raised any claim like this. now, all of us know from human experience that if someone is a sexual predator, and someone is committing the kind of actions that have been alleged, that it is very rare that they are a e one-time offender. if someone is carrying out this kind of conduct, they typically have a pattern of doing so over and over again, and we have seen powerful men throughout society and politics and journalism...

Sexual violence the most severe harm to the human self that a person can endure, short of homicide. we just dont see it that way in this country. we tend to not only shame victims but mischaracterize this kind of violence as bad sex. i know women dont come forward because they say they feel shame. i hope were at a turning point on that issue, that we now understand only one person deserves to feel shame in these kinds of controversies, and it is the offender. most women dont come forward right a...

>> harris: some activity in the hallway in norristown, pennsylvania, as we await the sentencing of former hollywood a lister bill cosby, now a convicted sexual assault criminal. and a sexually violent offender and predator. he faces a maximum of a decade behind bars, but here are the details and i was giving it before we went to commercial break. if he receives less than 24 months he will serve time in a county jail in pennsylvania. if hes sentenced to more than two years hes going to state pris...

A great panel to talk about this. why did trump switcheroo from a guy who seems like he is in the straitjacket saying nothing against this accuser and now he is trying to destroy her. >> you know, i think this is just kind of his natural instinct. looking back at those video clips, part of the reason why he is always kind of taking up for at least his allies who are accused of something is because he has been accused of sexual assault, hes been accused of these things, and he goes after the wome...