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Conservative on that court. and i have a lot of questions about neil gorsuch. and i see a pattern to his decisions where he will go to some lengths to support a corporate -- corporation's rights over the rights of a potential injured person, for example. >> if you the democrats -- if you guys decide that you are not going to accept neil gorsuch, and you filibuster him, are you open, this is if mitch mcconnell doesn't go nuclear. are you open to leaving this seat open for three and a half years? >> let's hope it doesn't come to that. even though it's -- it was very clear that the republicans ar...

I'm talking about russia's vladimir putin who will be talking about on capitol hill as the house and intelligence committee talks about russia'ser into fearing in the 2016 campaign. james comey will be the big witness and be asked a lot about the president's allegations about wiretapping and possible ties to donald trump's inner circle and russian operative. lots of question there is. also on capitol hill today, a different subject but also high stakes for the president. the confirmation hearing begins for neil gorsuch. he's a popular figure among conservatives. democrats have many concerns....

This back to judge james robards' court in seattle, for the restraining order came out of another let this whole thing play out. that might take several months to get through that hearing process. the danger on the flip side of going to the supreme court, martha, is that there is no tiebreaker. right now, if the vote comes out at a 4-4 tie, under an emergency appeal, that means the decision goes back to the ninth circuit court. they would have standing. the department of justice also has one last thing they can do, en banc, we heard about that several times, the ninth circuit court, they would...

They all, each one, has their own kind of area when it comes to a nominee that they care about. and it's good to kind of get that sense and it will help prepare for the hearings. but it's clear from watching judge gorsuch the other night that he is going to be very, very well prepared. already just by virtue of his experience. and his intellect and his writings. he is going to fare very well in the hearing process. they will see someone that they will have great comfort on the bench as they look at the judge in these proceedings. ainsley: ed, what were your thoughts when you heard donald trump...

Democrats. >> judge gorsuch has hundreds of opinions from the tenth circuit alone. it takes time to go through all that. after the six weeks, then you start the hearing process. >> hopefully one day of hearings, but it could take two days. and then we will have at least a separate day for those who are for or against him. after that process is done, he will be put on the agenda the next week, and under the rules of my committee, any one member of the 20 can hold it over. so obviously he's going to be held over one week, and then holding over the one week, then the next week, we debate within t...