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Mid-january. i dont read all that much into the lack of communication between mitch mcconnell and chuck schumer. those are both professional politicians who when the time is right will come to some sort of an agreement. nancy pelosi is trying to add a little bit of leverage on behalf of schumer so that democrats can try to obtain the right to call some witnesses whose testimony would be further embarrassing to president trump. and you know, president trump initially said, well, you know, i want ...

Do. she appears to maybe want to take at least in the short-term after the clarence thomas situation, the road of anita hill and just kind of lay low. >> dana bash, thank you very much. check in with chris and see what hes working on for "cuomo primetime." >> its really important to get all sides of perspective on what happened today and what we assume will happen tomorrow. the women in those big elevator moments, youre having them on. were going to have one from the flake one and one of the hat...

Protesting, coming and expressing your dissatisfaction with the way the process is being handled is a circus-like atmosphere, and we dont want that. i dont think thats a good message to say to people. >> chasing people in the hallway is a circus. >> im sorry, why shouldnt they be confronted in the hallway? >> ill express my opinion and then you can express yours. chasing people and confronting them is circus-like. asking a senator what boof means in a supreme court hearing is absurd. and what co...

Than perhaps antagonizing elements of the base. where are they going to go at this point? the republican morse? they can stay home. but i suspect that would be self-defeating. at least with manchin they get somebody who supports democratic values more often than republican. >> were you vised by the way things fell into place today? >> not particularly. i thought that -- i think k collins is one of the best senators and i have the highest respect for him. i was not surprised by collins or manchin...

And she very wpersuasively explained theres no independent corroboration of that and the evidence cuts the wrong way. and she said even outside a legal setting, a very important norm in this country, of fairness of frunpresumption of innocence, and i think murkowski really makes sense to say hes a good man bought im going to vote against him, but shes rewarding the rancor. i was proud of collins this afternoon and very glad that brett kavanaugh will in all likelihood be on the supreme court. >> ...

Was very partisan, very aggressive, not very judicious. and he tried to walk it back a little bit. but when a judge is saying i am not a partisan, thats like a president saying i am not a crook. the fact hes saying kind of defeats the message hes trying to convey. and i thought what senator murkowski said was very thoughtful and made a lot of sense to me. because i was somebody like her who was prepared to support his confirmation. but then seeing the way he acted and and i understand he got ang...

Think in good faith reached a different judgment. i love senator murkowskis tone which was very calm, very civil, very rational and she agonized over, and thats the right way to behave. and unfortunately, not enough senators behaved that way. >> rich, were you surprised senator collins ended up voting yes? >> yeah, i saw it was a really a tremendous performance by her this afternoon. theres been so much emotion in this process, seeming to believe just the sheer expression of emotion should pea e...

So we can keep the lights on for everybody. because i live here i have a deeper connection to the community. and i want to see the community grow and thrive. every year we work with cities and schools to plant trees in our communities. so the environment is there for my kids and future generations. together, were building a better california. as we reported tonight two senators. murkowski republican and joe manchin a democrat. in a hall way interview with demonstrators against kavanaugh shouti...

Thanks for being with us. when youre a lawmakers do you vote along the lines of what citizens want or believe they want? or conscious tells you to do. there are times when they are in conflict. >> you tend to do both. it depends on the issue. follow your conscious or constituents and there can be conflict. in the case of joe manchin, from a purely political perspective he did the right thing. i dont think thatll suffer a big consequence as a result of this. hes his primary is behind him. even si...

I dont think murkowski will face a heavy penalty from republicans voters in alaska. >> with manchin, who is obviously democratic conservative state. would there have been political deal with him for that vote? or was that mostly based on him wanting to lock up reelection in west virginia? obviously some votes people reach out to you, deals are made. >> i think its tricky to make deal in this case. i cant imagine joe man chi wanted to be the one democrat voting voting for brett kavanaugh. he does...