what the white house thinks is such an in-the-weeds controversy that it has not affected his nomination. that being said, we will see him talking about his personal life a lot today. the white house is looking for clues as to where democrats will be going with their attacks on kavanaugh later in the week and they've been preparing anymore some mock hearings and mock sessions over the last week to deal with withering attacks from senate democrats that will be across the way from him. he's been a judge for 12 years, he's been dealing with people giving him deference. they've been preparing for him to face interruptions and potential protests and what could be a contentious next couple 60 days, poppy. >> could, i think, may be an understatement. abby stay with me. let's bring in jeffrey toobin, joans by cubic and david gergen. david gergen, not only is this