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Not because he doesnt like the president. hes about to become the chairman of the judiciary committee and chomping at the bit for the role which is an influential and powerful role. he is highly interested in staying in the senate for that reason. i not sure. i look at those names and i see pitfalls potentially for all of them unless there is someone out there we havent heard about. they are pushing some names on background and chris christie was at the white house but we dont have a full pictur...

Theyre not keeping us safe. they are not investigating questions of, for instance, whether the russians might have hacked yesterdays elections or any of the other national security or public safety matters that the justice department should be considering. this president has proven an astonishing ability to distract and this is just -- to some extent a distraction from yesterdays election results. and the timing of this is so silly and just, again, poor judgment. why could this have not happened...

And jake, cruz campaign manager reacted to this new orourke strategy by saying last night after the debate that, quote, when an unconventional candidate goes conventional, thats typically when they get split open like a cantaloupe. now, cruz em bra embrace of d trump has pitfalls of its own. even though trump won the state of texas by nine points in 2016, his approval and disapproval rate here in the state are even at this point. >> all right, ed, thank you so much. "outfront" now, senior advise...

Insult about her looks not measuring up to his standards. >> take a look. you look at her, look at her words. you tell me what you think. i dont think so. i dont think so. >> reporter: trumps biographers say no one in his past ever disciplined him for behavior like this, that in the atmosphere he grew up in, intimidation and objective indication of women were simply accepted. >> donald trump is a misogynist. on the one hand he has been good for the careers of a few women, but he has always been ...

Why and for what reason has the mueller team agreed to accept written answers to interrogatories. you almost never see this in criminal cases and when you o do see them in civil case, they have largely fallen by the wayside because everybody knows that giving written answers to written interrogatories, its very easy to monkey around with your answers. you can say they were vague. you can say they were ambiguous, those questions. and then you can think really hard about your answer and give the m...

The swing vote he replaced on the court. we will get that as they get big cases. the country divided. a majority did not want him confirmed, however there were pitfalls for others. this was among independent voters in the mid-terms. do you approve or disapprove of the way democrats in the senate handled kavanaughs confirmation. approve 34% and disapprove, 61%. some evidence with a swing vote in the mid-term that is the democrats need to be careful. >> yeah, thats why you are seeing the republica...

And pat morrison, a pulitzer prize winning journalist has interviewed anita hill, and then on on the beat before. were honored to have you both here, when you look at these negotiations, does it appear to you we are on the road to both people testifying next week? >> i think we are. but theres some pitfalls that have been set up, and it seems that her lawyers are doing a good job to avoid those pitfalls. one of the main pitfalls is the political manipulation of the witnesses, and the order of th...

Investigation. many have called for. lets get into it with some experts. emma jordan is a law professor at georgetown. she was on the team advising anita hill during the clarence thomas confirmation hearings. were honored to have yo both here. when you look at these negotiations, does it appear to you that weavre on the road to both people testifying next week? >> i think we are, but theres been some pitfalls that have been set up. her lawyers are doing a good job to avoid those pitfalls. one of...

Kavanaugh as a whole. i want to know if you can list the top pitfalls for republicans here moving forward and if there was a vote, say, next week what are the chances he would be confirmed? >> i still believe that the chances for his confirmation are high. i mean, i dont see the break away votes that people have been claiming exist. i think lisa murkowski, susan collins will support this nominee. i think thats why the republican leadership is ready to move forward on the vote. they took the advi...

The view is if he is not forthcoming in his answers perhaps they could convince moderate republican senators to flip in their own states to vote against him. but still very little chance to block his confirmation. >> we will look for those themes in the grilling that begins on wednesday. manu, thank you. joining me now, aryan devogue and paul collins. lets begin with manu just went over the he democratic attack. ariane, how do you expect judge kavanaugh to handle those issues and avoid pitfalls ...