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And taken seriously. >> i wonder what you make of the reporting tonight. were hearing professor ford does not want an outside counsel by the republicans, a female outside person questionings her or even a staff counsel that she wants the questions to come from senators. do you see that as reasonable or political? >> im not sure what the logic is. there are several of those. we just had reports of all the different demands shes making. if you watched those hearings previously. having the senators...

Do you see that as reasonable or political? >> im not sure what the logic is. there are several of those. we just had reports of all the different demands shes making. if you watched those hearings previously. having the senators do it, means you dont have a continuous line of questioning. frankly, the senators arent very good questioners, some people suggested its going to be harder questioning from a lawyer. im not sure thats clear. we saw some very aggressive questioning at the kavanaugh hear...

The judiciary committee says he wants to have a hearing on monday at which both ford and kavanaugh would appear and only those two. he suggested that ford would likely go first, followed by kavanaugh. but the democrats are saying well, wait a minute, we want other people to be heard as well. and senator susan collins of maine went so far to suggest that perhaps the way this hearing should unfold is that an attorney for christine blasey ford should question kavanaugh and then an attorney for the ...

Morning both will appear under oath in open session. >> right, must-see tv i think. the question i have really is how is it going to be done? ron clane, who as you know used to work for joe biden and was an attorney working for him during the hill hearings, anita hill hearings tweeted something today i thought was interesting. he said both democrats and republicans should want professional, outside counsel to question kavanaugh and ford in a public hearing, not senators. make this a search for t...

Why shouldnt we be able to ask >> laura: i think you are wrong about that and i dont think conservatives will be happy to hear it. i think you guys are to be really thanking yourselves, thanking this president that he nominated someone like kavanaugh, who is to the right probably little bit of kennedy but the idea that brett kavanaugh is going to radically move to take the first abortion case and overturn, i dont see that. >> prior opinions in all three of those areas. heres the thing. when you ...

Joining an overreaction are two esteemed attorneys, saul eisenberg with the deputy independent counsel into bill clinton and scott bolton. great to see you. lets start with you, scott. i think its completely fair game for the senate to use their constitutional responsibility seriously, question kavanaughs philosophy and approach to the constitution and ask about past cases. thats what you should do. but what you heard from chuck schumer something quite different. he is now demanding, contrary 20...

Wisenberg with the deputy independent counsel into bill clinton and scott bolton. great to see you. lets start with you, scott. i think its completely fair game for the senate to use their constitutional responsibility seriously, question kavanaughs philosophy and approach to the constitution and ask about past cases. thats what you should do. but what you heard from chuck schumer is something quite different. he is now demanding, contrary to what he said one year ago, one year and three months ...

President trump is not going to appoint his successor and kennedy was a bad man. the american people are smarter than the left gives them credit for. they want substance. its fair for everybody in the senate to question kavanaughs record as long, 300 opinions int 12 years. but going after is a character and engaging in scare tactics and not going after the substance is simply making arguments and emotions, its not going to fly. >> shannon: i want to ask you, if republicans want to be successful....

Because the left said president trump is now going to appoint his successo and kennedy was a bad man. the american people are smarter. they want substance. it is fair for everyone in the senate ton question kavanaughs record. it is long, 300 opinions in the last 12 years. however, going after his character, engaging in scare tactic and not going after the substance. simply making arguments on emotion isnt going to fly. >> shannon: mark, as we talk about the need for republicans to be successful ...

She told me she was having a hard day because she was thinking about an assault she experienced when she was much younger. she told me she had been trapped in a room with two drunken guys and escaped, ran away and hid. the report includeses details from a male friend that she says told him in 2016 and emails they exchanged 10 days before kavanaugh was nominated and the female neighbor who says ford discussed the alleged attack with her back in 2017. meanwhile, theyll vote on his nomination jus...