more that it is about these specific allegations the more the pressure is off them. in other words, when president trump comes out and he defends brett kavanaugh the way he did yesterday by talking about allegations against himself, by talking about -- by painting a picture of america where if brett kavanaugh's nomination is withdrawn, who is to stop the next nominee from being accused of all sorts of things, the idea that america is now this hot bed of women waiting to make accusations of sexual assault. the more the cultural moment is what's on stage, the worse it is for trump and brett kavanaugh. >> that's true. and of course the idea of painting so many people with a broad stroke of dismissiveness to say this must be lumped in with all wrongfully accused persons is something that will not be beneficial to many people and also it reinforces this perception that it is false that people are just seeking