akeel, let's begin with you. we have a lot going on in this conversation regarding the confirmation process of brett kavanaugh. what are the things that you're looking for this week? >> well, i'm actually going to be testifying on friday but i don't think i've been fired yet so i'm not former. i'm still there. i think your setup piece nicely cataloged a lot of the process and substantive issue that will arise. my own view is the most important part of the record to examine is his record as a judge. it's the most recent and it's the most probative of what sort of justice he would be. >> aisha, to that point, so much has been made about the white house's refusal to hand over all of these documents related to his time in the george w. bush administration. how important is that? is it more important than his judicial record, or is it something that these members of the senate should have access to? >> i think that given the unusual circumstances that we're