until this time? >> well, he's kept them, too, since 1978, so i -- he's a good role model. >> miss mitchell. you'll have to stop. >> oh, i'm sorry. >> judge kavanaugh has asked for a break so we'll take a 15-minute break. >> welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. you've been watching supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh testifying before the senate judiciary committee. he forcefully, angrily, emotionally, defiantly, sometimes with tears, sometimes choking back tears, denied the allegations brought forth by christine blasey ford and two other accusers. he's saying he's never sexually assaulted anyone. he has gone after the confirmation process, going it a circus, calling it a witch hunt and calling it a national disgrace and going after individual democrats, though not by name but by quote for things