Democrats using the democrats lawyers and now they want to impeach him. Ive heard this. I think its an insult to the American Public and i think youre going do see a lot of things happen on november 6th that would not have happened before. I think a lot of democrats are going to vote republican. The main base of the democrats have shifted so far left that well end up being venezuela. Im traveling with rod. I didnt know rod before. But ive gotten to know him. I get along very well with him. Well be talking an the plane. I have a Good Relationship other than theres been no collusion, folks. No collusion. And but i have a very Good Relationship. Well see. I couldnt be prouder of the Senate Republican conference. We were standing up for the presumption of innocence in this country. What i think this has done for us is provide the kind of adrenaline shot that we had not been able to figure out how to achieve in any other way. I believed that a Sexual Assault had happened to her. What i think shes mistaken about is who the perpetrator was. Hes going to be on the Supreme Court with a huge taint and a big asterisk after his name. Justice kavanaugh should not be seen as tainted. He should be seen as somebody who went through seven fbi investigations, including just in the last week. All right. You heard it there. President trump on the attack again over now Supreme CourtJustice Brett kavanaugh. Trump claiming democrats are planning to impeach kavanaugh and dismissing the allegations that were lodged against him. Kavanaugh will be sworn in tonight in a prime time ceremony at the white house. This after a private swearing in that already occurred over the weekend. His first day on the bench is tomorrow. Giving the high court a potentially solid conservative majority for the first time in decades. Without a swing vote in several high profile cases possibly coming before the court, including daca, the protections for young undocumented immigrants. This week, cases of firearms and undocuments immigrants. Joining me is nbc news justice correspondent Pete Williams whos been tracking all this, knows the court well. Pete, that is the line thats out there. Republicans are hoping for it. Democrats are fearing it. The idea that the balance of the court with Brett Kavanaugh is going to shift and thats going to show in some major rulings. What are the prospects of that Going Forward now . Well, the balance of the court certainly going to shift and that has very little to do with Brett Kavanaugh and everything to do with anthony kennedy, the justice whos left who sometimes voted that the liberals in some of the high profile cases. So thats the change. Any Trump Nominee to fill Justice Kennedys seat just as Brett Kavanaugh does will have made that change. Yes, thats true. You will have five solidly dependable conservative votes. On some of the high profile cases. Now, to be sure, most of the Supreme Court cases are not decided 54. And thats probably going to be true of the ones that you talked about early on argued this week. Brett kavanaughs probably lucky that this court is off to a this term is off to a fairly low key start. Some rather technical cases involving interpreting federal statutes. We could get to some high profile cases, though, if the court agrees to take up, for example, a case that asks whether the federal civil rights law that bans job discrimination on the basis of sex also applies to Sexual Orientation and another case of a big 40foot cross in suburban washington near here and the question is, does that violate religious freedom or does it violate the separation between church and state . Yeah. Those decisions you are talking about at least potentially whether to take up cases, potentially explosive cases, politically another key player there then becomes the chief justice john roberts. With the addition to kavanaugh to the court, the new role to play compared what Anthony Kennedys been playing, how do you think this is how do you read john roberts and the moves he will make now . Okay. I say theres two parts to the answer of that question. First of all, a lot of the cases, for example, gun control, the court shied away from gun control for eight years since saying there is a right to have a handgun in the home for self defense. They didnt want to take up any other cases and some other similar controversies because i think the people who believed in gun rights and expanding them did not know where Justice Kennedy comes out. Having Brett Kavanaugh on the court voting on what cases to hear removes some uncertainty. So thats part a. Youre right. Chief Justice Roberts may want to go slow, maybe concerned about the perception that this court has become partisan. For the first time in decades, all the conservatives were appointed by republican president s. And all the liberals were appointed by democrats and thats something that concerns him and the other members of the court so perhaps his role is not going to be as a swing justice but perhaps as a lawyer here paul clement former solicitor general, maybe the governor switch. And theres also been a lot of talk about the image of the court, about the courts stature in this country. Of course, the controversy over kavanaugh, you had almost two decades ago, the 2000 election essentially decided by the Supreme Court, clarence thomas, a lot of these battles over Supreme Court nominations. Justice sotomayor over the weekend about where the courts image goes after this latest fight. Heres what she had to say. I think our image is the thing that we have to guard most jealously as a group. And for that, it requires us to be working together in a way in which we uphold the sense of integrity of the court. We very quickly learned that we have to put aside our own individual interests and work on behalf of our nation and this court that we all revere. So, pete, she is talking there about rising above the image of sort of part sonship and you just said it. If you have the liberal justices, the liberal wing of the Court Appointed by democrats, the conservative wing appointed by republicans and you start getting rulings on potentiallidy visive and polarizing issues, what does that do to the courts image long term . A couple of answers to that, steve. Remember. We have had a fair amount of that. Anthony kennedy, we talk about as a swing justice, but for most of his career and decisions he did join the courts conservatives. Citizens united case, gutting the Voting Rights act, hobby lobby. Those kind of decisions from a conservative this is a primarily conservative court. So weve already been through that phase. The difference is we no longer have him sometimes voting with the liberals and it is strictly partisan. Justice chief Justice Roberts has some control here because he gets to sbid wdecide who writes opinion in the majority and is thats something to help influence the perception of the court to keep decisions from being perhaps too strong and throttle them back a little bit. All right. Nbcs Pete Williams, its been about whether Brett Kavanaugh will be confirmed. Now the story moves to what does it mean for the court. Well be talking with you about that a lot i think. Coming up, live from florida, President Trump set to speak at a convention for the Worlds Largest association of Police Chiefs. Same group that last year denounced the president after encouraging officers to be rough with suspects. Well bring his remarks as soon as he begins. But first, we are looking at voter enthusiasm heading into the midterms. Has there been a big shift with the question of energy . There was an energy gap all year. Has it changed now because of the kavanaugh nomination . We have some numbers. The historic midterms 29 days away. Early voting beginning today in california. And iowa. That countdown continues. Youre watching msnbc. Hates fees. Now sofi has no fees on personal loans. Thats right no fees on loans to remodel your bathroom. No fees on loans to consolidate your credit card debt. See no fees just feels good. Boo yeah. If youve got the drive, you can do a lot with no fees on personal loans. Boo yeah. You might or joints. Hing for your heart. But do you take something for your brain. With an ingredient originally discovered in jellyfish, prevagen has been shown in Clinical Trials to improve shortterm memory. Prevagen. Healthier brain. Better life. Im happy that those that tried to destroy his life fell short. Im glad those that tried to overturn the rule of law and replace it with mob rule. Ive never been more pissed in my life. I want to thank the other side for the tactics that allowed us to kind of energize and get involved our own voters. Democrats were already energized. The same women you saw protesting judge kavanaugh were those protesting in the womens march. Republicans turning out. They have lit a fire under our party and our base. What you are seeing on the socialist democrat side is hate and hate will fuel their voters to turn out. What fuel it is Republican Voters . We are voting and fighting for the government we have now and for the future of this country. All right. Hearing a lot of that over the weekend. A lot of this as we start the new week. Republicans saying the kavanaugh fight will be a turning point in the fight for the control of the house. Republicans on defense all year trying to keep democrats from picking up those 23 seats. Let me show you first of all why republicans are starting to talk this way. It has to do with some of the numbers we have been seeing. This right here, this is a measure of voting enthusiasm, energy. People who say the midterm elections to them are very important. This was over the summer the story and since donald trump became president. On the democratic side, the number higher, significantly higher than on the republican side. Over the summer, this poll and npr poll taken, a 78 68 a. Tenpoint gap. Then another poll, as the kavanaugh controversy was heating up and this is what it found. Look at this. Democrats, yeah. Uptick here. Republicans and explosion. And what it means is energy gap in the poll and there have been some others showing a similar thing. Shows that energy gap narrowing to a twopoint democratic advantage and that is a huge difference when youre talking about can democrats get to the 23 seats or not . Heres another way of looking at it. Same poll over the summer, democrats with the energy advantage, this was the generic ballot. Which party plan to vote for, democrats or the republicans, democrats were up 12 points over the summer. They had the energy advantage. They had the big lead in the generic ballot. Remember, the closer this thing gets to high Single Digits the better position democrats are in when it comes to controlling the house. But then during the kavanaugh, same poll, during the kavanaugh controversy, that number gets cut in half. A rise of republican enthusiasm and the generic ballot fall from a place of democrats are taking back the house if its at 12 points. At six points, republicans have a fighting chance so thats why republicans are talking that way. The question, though, is, we still got a month to go. Think back a month ago. Think of the headlines were then. Cohen, mccains funeral. Still talking about this and will it have an energizing effect for republicans a month from now . Joining me the New York Times nick canfasoria. The optimistic version is they say basically, hey, the election is close now and a question of finding a way to wake the voters up but now that theyre awake they stay energized. The flip side is, hey, maybe we wont talk about this and the energy dies. What do you think . Well, steve, it is partly a confidence game. I think people like Mitch Mcconnell out there trying to instill some confidence in the democrats on some increasing confidence on his team but as you point out there are some signs that its true. And the question is, how narrowing is that gap and will it last . I think theres something going on here which is most republicans with a problem with trump are not angry about mcconnell and didnt have a problem with nominating a republican to the Supreme Court. I think the confirmation of a fifth justice whos a reliable conservative to the court is actually a way of reminding some wavering republicans of the price of trump and why they stick with trump. And that can bring some of them back to the fold. But look. Its also going to unleash even more anger and energy from people on the left, especially from women. And its going to be a very big deal. They see a president accused of Sexual Assault, elevated a man whos so accused to the highest court. That is going to inspire a lot of anger and passion on the left. And it really is striking to me looking back really since donald trump became president. The energy on the left, the energy on the democratic side is impossible to miss. We have been seeing poll after poll showing an energy gap and republicans, you know, they tried to get democrats to embrace impeachment. They thought to make an issue out of nancy pelosi. Theyre looking for a way to generate energy and enthusiasm. Can you think of anything else thats out there that they might be able to tap into over the next month if this doesnt prove enduring or sustainable for them . Steve, in trumps washington theres always something, right . I think part of what we are seeing is republicans are coming back into the fold and saw a similar phenomenon in 2016. People who were maybes are coming back the fold. Im not sure the kavanaugh thing stands in the end but i think there are many republicans out there who are threatened by the images of women and people of color on tv angry and protesting and the same way threatened by black lives matters so i think thats going to create some fear and some counter vailing energy and what i dont know, steve, wheres the energy actually at in terms of congressional districts and senate races . If the energy on the left in the wrong places it wont matter as much on election day. Theres probably about 70 of them at best to be in play in deciding this thing. Obviously we have a few more weeks. Nick, thank you for joining us. Appreciate that. 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