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Donald trump actually got into the specifics of this. one thing we can pretty well guarantee, he did not read a single opinion. he did not read a single law review article written by any of the nominees. so who knows why he made the decision. it may be on russia. it may be on personal chemistry. i think a lot of it is superficial, somebody he thinks looks like a supreme court justice. it's been reported he likes the yale/harvard type of pedigree. >> he wanted ivy league. young, nice family. >> it may be a mistake to read too much into this and just go with the shallow, superficial explanation....

Because obviously all these nominees come prevetted by the federalist society so they all line up. >> it's actually their list. >> it's their list. so it's not clear how much donald trump actually got into the specifics of this. one thing we can pretty well guarantee, he did not read a single opinion. he did not read a single law review article written by any of the nominees. so who knows why he made the decision. it may be on russia. it may be on personal chemistry. i think a lot of it is superficial, somebody he thinks looks like a supreme court justice. it's been reported he likes the yale/...

>> and the president's desire to have a yale or harvard type. so, this is rooted in a way with the president's personality, the strange relationship he has with the group he always calls the elites. wanting to shun them, being angry at not being accepted into their circles, but still wanting the acceptance of elements of the senate and the media. >> that's exactly right. of course, the supreme court is certainly in need of more ivy leaguers on there. judge kavanaugh, if he gets confirmed, will be the ninth justice from harvard or yale. keeping the sweep that's been there now for quite a while....

He has a very big paper trail. he has the time in the bush white house. he has the starr report, he's the principal author for and has to own. and has quite a number of opinions. and i think it does open up one glimmer of hope for the democrats, which is not a down vote, but a delay. there is the real possibility with the big paper trail and something coming up, this is why mcconnell preferred someone else. that the democrats may be able to maneuver into the shadow of the midterms and possibly the mueller report comes out, which could be a game-changer. >> and the president's desire to have a ...