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Examination of a witness in a criminal trial. but this is not a criminal proceeding. this is a confirmation proceeding. i think i know what she's trying to get at. i'll just ask you very plainly, dr. ford, is there a political motivation for your coming forward with your account of the assault by brett kavanaugh? >> no, and i'd like to reiterate, again, i was trying to get the information to you while there was still a list of other -- >> thank you. >> -- what looked like equally qualified candidates. >> and yet they're not here to testify. dr. ford, i'd like to join my colleagues who have tha...

As one of -- for two openings that occurred in 1971. i also reported my sad discovery that rehnquist had disassembled during the confirmation proceedings. he did however notwithstanding false statements become an associate justice. when ronald reagan nominated him to be chief justice in 1986, again he was not vetted. and in those hearings he was confronted not only with his earlier fault statements, but new material that resulted in new false statements. all the court historians that i have examined and court scholars find clear and convincing evidence that mr. rehnquist lied at his two confir...

They will not check him. so cowardly aides who will not speak out publicly have gone rogue. joining us now is congressman eric swalwell who has a seat on the swal well. thank you very much for your time tonight. >> we have been covering intensely and the country has been following the confirmation proceedings for brett kavanaugh's nomination to the supreme court. as a member of the house, you do not get a vote in that confirmation proceeding. but i wonder if you see connections between this supreme court nomination, what's happening in terms of brett kavanaugh, and what's happening with the pr...

Cowardly aids will will not speak up publicly from gone rogue. joining us now is congressman. you do not get a vote in that confirmation proceeding. i wonder if you see connections between this supreme court and the nomination and what's happening in terms of kavanaugh and what's happening with the president's controversy around the president and the russia investigation specifically.

Knows that he has to signal to people on these very issues about particularly roe v. wade and other areas about how important it is to think about local elections. having said that, there is still an opportunity for people to view this case and view anthony kennedy's retirement in a way that preserves some level of autonomy for a co-equal branch of government, that being the supreme court. i'm not trying to be an overly naive glass half full when i say this. i'm simply saying that as the democrat system works, we are supposed to be able to have these vigorous debates during the confirmation pr...