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Testimony. on direct examination questions can last into the minutes. but even on cross examination when questions are yes or no, even then to get to where you want to get to, it takes a while to build up the foundation. five minutes is going to be a real challenge to get to any substantive information. >> it seems like in this case kavanaugh's answers are better kept short if he's going to get so many questions so quickly. >> that's the safe thing to do. it will be interesting to see if he gets emotional and decide to add to his answers which is a real risk for any witness. during his news ...

A nebulous of this being like a criminal trial. because if they do that, then in people's minds, the defendant in this case kavanaugh, will be afforded what we consider due process. a presumption of innocence. the burden will be on the accuser. and if you want precedent for this, look no further than the clarence thomas/anita hills hearings where they did exactly that. they spoke of the burden on the accuser. i believe orrin hatch did that. but that is critical if they want to cast this as a criminal trial because then kavanaugh will be entitled to these protections that he really isn't entitl...

Don't worry about everything you hear. we're going to plow through this and confirm kavanaugh. that's one big fight. then there's the fallout that might or might not affect the midterm elections. will the way that the all male republican senators treat her make women even madder in november than they already are? there are a lot of layers to this. i agree. everything is getting conflated and it should be teased apart but we're in a highly fraught political moment. howard: i'm glad she was able to come forward and she will be heard. that doesn't mean she is telling the truth. is there a presump...

Hear. we're going to plow through this and confirm kavanaugh. that's one big fight. then there's the fallout that might or might not affect the midterm elections. will the way that the all male republican senators treat her make women even madder in november than they already are? there are a lot of layers to this. i agree. everything is getting conflated and it should be teased apart but we're in a highly fraught political moment. howard: i'm glad she was able to come forward and she will be heard. that doesn't mean she is telling the truth. is there a presumption in the media that a man who ...

And cnn's presidential historian and former director of the nixon library. i first real quick want to go up to this deadline. there isn't anything except political pressure causing them to rush through this here. so do we think we may kind of work this out? >> yeah, so i don't know. maybe we'll have have five more extensions. they're racing against the political clock. they want him confirmed by october 21st. and there's a slight risk they go to democratic hands in which case kavanaugh's nomination,