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There have said that its a bad idea. >> respectfully, senator, other nominees to the supreme court have responded as i will, which is that it is a policy question for congress and i am particularly mindful of not speaking to policy issues because i am so committed to staying in my lane of the system because i just am not willing to speak to issues that are properly in the province of this body. >> then i would interpret your answer and you dont have to respond to this, but i think youre saying b...

There have said that it is a bad idea. >> respectfully, senator, other nominees to the supreme court have responded as i will, which is that it is a policy question for congress and i am particularly mindful of not speaking to policy issues because i am so committed to staying in my lane of the system. because i am just not willing to speak to issues that are properly in the province of this body. >> then i would interpret your answer -- you dont have to respond to this but i think you are sayin...

Idea. >> well, respectfully, senator, other nominees to the supreme court have responded as i will, which is, that it is a policy question for congress and i am particularly mindful of not speaking to policy issues, because i am so committed to staying in my lane of the system. because im just not willing to speak to issues that are properly in the province of this body. >> okay. >> then i would interrupt your answer -- and you dont have to respond to this, but i think youre saying that breyer a...

0 get here today are some of the key answers. we have seen in hearings past nominees refuse to weigh in on what can come before the court, to the concern and consternation of members on this committee. expect some moments of contentiousness between republicans and this nominee. well see how she responds to pointed and direct questions. will she get tripped up and will anything change and will she win over any republicans to ultimately support her? one republican who could break ranks lindsey gra...

0 misleading the public but taking the court out of context. she repeated testimony from someone else and he says it is her quote. hawley praised her experience and said he looks forward to questioning her today. also important to note many questions about her time as a public defender and for her to get on the bench this time where she was now at the court of appeals three republicans, murcowski, collins and graham all voted in favor. well see what they do this time. >> trace: david spunt live ...

Taylors opening statement yesterday, you read that passage about him deciding to take the job and how that was not easy for him to take the job to go back to ukraine. talk about your own choices that you have to make when a position like this is offered to you. >> well, for me to be offered the chance to be president obamas ambassador to the u.n., i didnt hesitate. i did flash back to bad relationships i had had and questions about whether confirmation was going to be terrible, and i completely ...

And elie honig. let me read from sondlands opening statement yesterday. we were disappointed by the instruction by president trump that we involve mr. giuliani. however, based on the presidents direction we were faced with a choice. we could abandon the goal of a white house meeting for president zelensky or we could do as president trump directed and talk to mr. giuliani to address the presidents concerns. mick mulvaney yesterday in his, you know, masked confession there basically said, yes, we...

In bush era scandals or controversial matters, judge kavanaugh misled the senate. now, the fact that hes misled the senate over and over and over again, that does not make him guilty of sexual assault as a 17-year-old. nor does the fact that he minimized the heavy drinking in his youth and misrepresented the misogyny in his yearbook. but it does go to the heart of judge kavanaughs truthfulness any time hes faced with potentially incriminating questions. yesterday, judge kavanaugh falsely claimed...

Intercept. yesterday, dr. ford made the personal decision to tell her story publicly. she came before this committee under oath and volunteered to answer every question. none of the republicans on this committee were willing to question or confront her, not one. they sat silent as their prosecutor, ms. mitchell, tried do do their work. but after dr. ford completed her testimony and left the building, it was a different story. last night on a tv show, one senator said, and i quote, ms. ford has g...

Yesterday dr. ford made the personal decision to tell her story publicly. she came before this committee under oath and volunteered to answer every question. none of the republicans on this committee were willing to question or confront her, not one. they sat silent as their prosecutor, ms. mitchell tried to do their work, but after dr. ford completed her testimony and left the building, it was a different story. last night on a tv show one senator said, and i quote, ms. ford has got a problem. ...