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Difficult period of time here. but i think it was very important for them to have him come out and really unleash. which he did explicitly on the democrats. and then, of course, came, i think, the lindsey graham moment, which i highly, highly doubt was ex -- i think that was understood at the time to happen on the republican side. it was part of the theme of the second half of the day. >> yup, that is absolutely right. that was a set play. that was called from the sidelines. bob bauer, thank you very much. i'm joined by allison leota, a former federal prosecutor in washington, d.c. where she...

Absolute craziest situation, i just can't imagine. to allison's point about the perfect witness, she was not just a witness, she was an expert witness commenting on her own memory and the scientific underpinnings of why she would or would not remember things. >> i was a prosecutor for ten years, i never had a single witness anywhere near as effective and credible as she was. and there are lots of reasons for that that you've pointed out, and allison's pointed out. but the details and the explanation of how the trauma affected her, when it came to light, why it came to light, why she said it in...

Night? >> yes. i would think that judge kavanaugh was counselled to come in displaying some genuine emotion. no doubt he experienced it. i don't think anybody doubts he's also gone through a very difficult period of time here. but i think it was very important for them to have him come out and really unleash. which he did explicitly on the democrats. and then, of course, came, i think, the lindsey graham moment, which i highly, highly doubt was ex-te -- i think thats understood at the time to happen on the republican side. it was part of the theme of the second half of the day. >> yup, that is...

Officers watching. imagine doing this in this format with the lights, the senators, the world watching. it was incredible. >> it was truly remarkable. i could not believe the poise and -- that she brought to the absolute craziest situation, i just can't imagine. to allison's point about the perfect witness, she was not just a witness, she was an expert witness commenting on her own memory and the scientific underpinnings of why she would or would not remember things. >> i was a prosecutor for ten years, i never had a single witness anywhere near as effective and credible as she was. and there ...