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Leaders, a lot of whom were involved in the selection process of kavanaugh in the first place, they realize they -- if they do not get this done, if kavanaughs nomination falls apart, that very well could be the end of the republican control of the senate because the voters would just be so angry, so depressed, so deflated. >> at last nights rally in las vegas, president trump said that brett kavanaugh has tremendous support and called the judge a great gentleman. and in a prevalley interview wi...

President clintons perjury and obstruction of justice to the house of representatives as soon as possible and they determined to post pone until elecs were over. its a very important factor in our democratic society not to have the criminal justice system not interfere in our election process. >> if his work is finished right now with with refwooard to collusion or obstruction, must he with with hold his report? >> no these are judgment calls. he could sit down with with the attorney general and...

This very sensitive issue. >> too little too late. we have known since the middle of the election process that russia was meddling in the election process. and now more than 60 days before the election, he issues an executive order, at the same time hes allowed his republican congress to take $300 million out of the appropriations to be used by electoral programs across the state to protect their systems. come on, mr. president, too little, too late, but thank god for doing something. >> i will ...

Electoral problems and worse. the white house said it had nothing to do with the helsinki moment. i had a chance to sit down with chuck grassley. >> i think its absolutely necessary that the president and any of us in public office do all we can to reduce the skepticism of our election process being fair and honest and thorough. i think the president doing this is doing what should be done at this time in addition to what congress is already done, appropriated some money to help the states to ma...

>> the trump administration rolling out a new plan to prevent foreign interference the elections. president trump planning to sign an executive order slapping sanctions on any foreign entities interfering in the elections. some lawmakers say it by passes congress which is also working to address the issue by passing legislation like the deter act. matt, im going to you first on this. >> well, my confidence in congress with the simple majority kneed in the senate is a little low. [laughing] total...

Strength tour now that i think is more respectful of the election process. >> so that quote that you mentioned bob fisk telling you youre going to be here for a long time in little rock, that jumped off the page at me when i read it. what is your assessment of people largely on the republican side in the house and the senate clamoring for bob muellers investigation to end when, in fact, between bob fisk, between ken starr and between bob ray, your successor, the investigation went on from 1994 a...

Elections and transparency in our election process, so that a coup detat doesnt happen behind closed doors. now, the vice president hear no evil see no evil speak no evil bit is absurd. as a former staffer, someone who used to write columns and pieces for members of congress and elected officials, i can tell you if there was any suspicion that i had written something for my boss and placed it in the "new york times," my boss would be the first one to caulk walk say did you do this. so it is laug...

That the meetings with senate staffers and white house and justice departments -- >> im asking you about one particular one with mr. miranda. >> yes, sometimes, usually it would be at the white house or the senate. i think sometimes wed meet or doj, but sometimes it could be somewhere else. >> did he ask to meet with you privately to give you information about senator biden and senator feinstein? >> im not remembering anything specific, but thats certainly possible. again, senator, i just want t...

It is not partisan and im proud of senator blumenthal for having set up that selection process. i have to respectfully disagree with my friend and senator dick blumenthal. people can disagree in a democracy. shannon: that is one of the beautiful things about us. chuck schumer says he wants brett kavanaugh in these hearings to say roe was correctly decided and absent that he should not be confirmed. is that a litmus test? is it fair? >> it is fair for senator schumer to think that vote that. the ...

Very strong margin. i am mostly interested in florida to see what happens there were ron desantis is the trump not to me, adam putnam who has a career just later and moving on to a state played office was groomed for this office, very good conservative but he doesnt have the trump backing so thats really the test away youre going to see the right say trumps endorsement is more important than a career political officer who was got my ideological inclinations and i think donald trump is going to p...