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We're told that if offered the position and this isn't a done deal yet but if offered the pos by the president, barr would accept this. he's seen as a consensus candidate by other sources that are telling us and even people on capitol hill, lawmakers, even top democrat pat leahy saying this is the kind of person who would attract both democrats and republicans to get confirmed, brook. >> i asked how did bil barr and trump get appoint had had? well, it was the circle of lawyers who introduced the two. >> it doesn't apoor pat served as barr's assistant over here at the justice department. obviou...

I don't disagree. but in maine, it's so interest what they did with rank voting. the idea that it gets you to a consensus candidate. i love the experiment wes see in state december signed to address things people.s we see in state december signed to address things people. >> very quickly, it's a democratic pollster who would be advising clients in 2020. what do you make of the nancy pelosi as speaker argument. there's the political argument and the internal and sometimes the two venn diagrams don'tor lap. >> what's happening to nancy pelosi isn't fair but we work in politics so it's not about ...

Opportunity. >> is there anyone president trump could nominate for the supreme court that could earn your support? >> oh, absolutely. if he goes through the regular process of consulting with senators before he makes the nomination, if he opens up his list beyond just two groups that have designed agenda for the supreme court, the federalist society, that's a wrong way to do it. if the president has a truly open process, as every other process has used, goes through the normal vetting process in the judiciary committee so we know everything about it, then i think there is a much better chance ...

Identity of the victim when they wish to remain anonymous, and the senator did so in this case. barry, i want to turn to you. the october term of the supreme court, the next one begins on october 1st. that's when we can expect the first arguments here. katie talking about the timing of this. the timing has been everything here. you've had a white house keen to get this going as soon as possible. as you look at this, another wrinkle as katie puts it, another issue that's come up during the course of these hearings, what do you make of how quickly all of this has transpired? >> well, the thing i...

Presidency with a presidential election fast approaching. we're right in the middle of this president's very first term. >> today, former vice president joe biden, the long time leader of the senate judiciary committee said in normal times the president would look for a consensus candidate who can get votes from both parties but we are not in normal times. so biden said it's up to us america. speak up and be heard. democrats report they want the supreme court battle waged on the policy stakes. democrats appear, quote, poised to motion to appoint an aggressive public relations campaign should t...