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She is somebody who gave a strong testimony to share her experience with the hope and expectation that it would be part of a process that would be used to -- for the senators to make their decision about how they go forward. i think it was meant to help shed light on the character of judge kavanaugh, and i think thats what the focus should be on. it should be on the character of the person who is up for the supreme court nomination. >> what happens if hes confirmed? what does that mean to christ...

>> its impossible for them to leak something they dont have, anna. >> we now know staffers had notice of different allegations. whether they acted on them or not we wont know until people start leaking. luckily, people leak plenty down in washington, d.c. but heres what we know. it is more likely that it would be leaked by the democrats than the republicans because the republicans had nothing to gain. and that goes to a main point here, steve, that i think you have to be careful about in your ca...

This process is so woeful that i hope thats at least apparent to the american people. let me ask you one more thing before i lose you here, senator. and thank you for making the time. i know youve been work being around the clock on this. so, this comes in tomorrow morning. theyre going to push for a vote. what do you think happens and do you really think that this happens this weekend? >> i think its going to be very close. i think theres a number of senators both republican and democrat who ...

Said in the course of the confirmation hearing process. i think theres plenty of evidence out there that should give someone real pause about supporting the nomination of judge kavanaugh. >> well, well all be watching. this has been some process to behold. you were one of the bright spots. you and jeff flake. you did something that was about more than just partisan advantage. senator -- >> and im grateful to jeff for that. >> and he, im sure, is grateful to you for making your side agree to it. ...

>> it was a devious diabolical move by her. >> heres the bottom line. this entire discussion about process is a nice distraction and deflection. but the issue at hand is whether we are going to put on the supreme court a man na that has been accused of sexual assault and has been revealed to be something very different than what he has painted himself as for the last several weeks. a man who has now been revealed as being a liar, a liar in front of congress, a man who is tearing this country apa...

Abused by senator feinstein and the democrats. why? because they will run over anyone, even -- >> do you have proof shes the one that leaked the letter? >> we know its from the democrats -- >> do you have proof? >> yes, i do have proof. that the democrats leaked it? yes. >> nobody else has it. there has been no proof put ought the democrats and republicans did this. >> it is fair to assume -- it is fair to assume two things. >> its impossible for them to leak something they dont have, anna. >> w...

Entire way because what you really wanted was the easiest path for kavanaugh you could find. thats what it was about. no self-respecting republican who cared about christine ford would have handled it even close to this way. so youve got to own that, too. the democrats may have played it poorly, but the republicans were happy that they did because they didnt want to deal with this any more than they absolutely had to. >> listen, chris, you keep saying you. im not part of the senate. i will tell ...

Rye dakt redacted in the letter, she put out a statement saying none of whats in this letter about me is true. what do you want people to know about what was said? >> what i want people to know about chrissy is that she is a serious person who is very careful about what she says, and she is somebody who gave a strong testimony to share her experience with the hope and expectation that it would be part of a process that would be used to -- for the senators to make their decision about how they go...

Any more than they absolutely had to. >> listen, chris, you keep saying you. im not part of the senate. i will tell you, by the way -- >> your party. >> on the republican and democratic side, that entire committee to me is a campaign -- is a commercial, brochure practically for term limits. we need term limits for a lot of people. . >> certainly need a better process. >> on that committee. my point is the republicans as far as we know, the republicans did not have this information early. only se...

Presidents comments. >> there is no reasonable person in america -- >> you asked about -- >> who would tell you that -- >> motivating the base. >> motivating the base? you made a point. let anna respond. go ahead. >> the point he made was that nobody had abused christine ford more than dianne feinstein. that is an abominable thing to say. this woman just told you about the pain that shes had for 35 years from suffering from being a victim of sexual assault. if you think that however this has bee...