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Process and i think thats best demonstrated by the fact that we -- the minute i read about who the person was and the feinstein letter, dr. ford, i read about her name in the paper. we got on it right away to provide the forum she wanted. and in turn we provided the same forum for kavanaugh. but what ive been dealing since july the 10th, the downhill slope that schumers put us on is really dealing with a demolition derby. and they just about destroyed a good person to be on the supreme cou court...

In a box. >> im always supportive of judge kavanaugh. im going to be a study supporter of president trump and his judicial picks. the real question is joe manchin empowered schumer and the liberal obstructionists to give them the maneuvering room they need to bring down -- >> neil: i dont think he will flip, right? >> joe manchin and schumer get along -- manchin is part of the schumer leadership team. hes empowering them. ultimately that know that he may have to cast a vote for political surviva...

Beginning. >> leading democrats are not happy. chuck schumer and the top democrat on the judiciary committee, dianne feinstein spoke with reporters earlier. feinstein says what is notable is what is not in it in terms of suggesting the report is incomplete. schumer is given an incomplete as well and criticizing president trumps white house. >> the white house two choices. they can admit it or if they deny it, they should at the very minimum make the directive that they sent to the fbi public. >>...

Midterm elections getting close? john, thanks for coming on this one, people speculate the treatment of brett kavanaugh by the left has her democrats chances in november. >> i think so but what you have to recognize, this is more about winning the senate than the supreme court. of the 35 seats in the senate 26 i democrats, ten states that donald trump won. democrats, chuck schumer is really smart, the democratic leader, he realizes you have 90 million voters in the midterm, the trump campaign, o...

Schumers pushing for a redacted version. still ahead a new watch dog report has identified the problems under the trump administrations zero-tolerance policy. and milania trump continues her first major solo trip. p con her first major solo trip. opportunity is everywhere.

Defines lindsey graham, but hes taking a lead on this, in a surprising way. >> he has, and i dont know what happened to the lindsey graham that i knew, because he hasnt been showing up lately, and, you know, maybe all these years, it was kind of a john mccain restraining order on lindsey graham and its been unleashed and its really, you know, its surprising. its not going to allow him to play that kind of independent role that he has played. >> it is possible the courts are this just nuclear hol...

Articulated by schumer, trying to attack credibility and suitability. yes, the allegations are decades old, but the way he speaks of them now speaks to character. hes bringing up temperament. it allows republicans cover to defend him in the moment, but brought up questions about whether or not he is a neutral jurist. he painted himself as the subject of democratic plots and retribution for the clintons. president trump has returned to this strategy of attacking democrats and attacking the proces...

The extent of the investigation. >> shepard: apologies for the audio there but, five weeks out from the midterm elections, tensions are building here on capitol hill and the stakes are incredibly high. >> shepard: is the fact of the matter here that they could receive this, what we are told could be a voluminous report that doesnt draw conclusions, its just a matter of it, heres what their findings are? by way of example, they could receive that on friday afternoon and vote within hours? >> that...

Week. he says on this floor this vote will happen this week. our a-team joins us now. your thoughts as you were listening to the majority leader? >> mitch mcconnell would not allow maier -- garland to get a hearing. he played politics given the fact barack obama had the chance to nominate a supreme court justice and he wouldnt give him a fair shake. secondly im continuously amazed by the republican party dismiss women coming forward with credible sexual misconduct allegations. >> mcconnell was a...

Republicans do here? now were weeks away from mid-term elections. what should be the strategy? >> i think other he very straightforward. the 2018 election is about which america do we want to become. do we want to be an america where people rush into your restaurant and invade your personal space. an america where people can be smeared and destroyed on totally unsubstantiated behavior? do we want to be an america where the government is used as a weapon to make you change your life? thats where ...